Challenge

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. After 9 played minutes Reko-Recko 03™ got a freekick which was hit by Gal Van. Reko-Recko 03™'s Haroldo de Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 12th minute of play. Haroldo de Sena came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. But to his dismay, Tomas Illescas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliézer Cerezo in the 40th minute of the match. The Reko-Recko 03™ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Venezuela were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Walmyr Proença stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Walmyr Proença went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 57th minute, Gal Van hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 64 minutes, Gal Van mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reko-Recko 03™ and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes Reko-Recko 03™ got a freekick which was hit by Gal Van. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haroldo de Sena having to interfere. Haroldo de Sena was a little too slow when Tomas Illescas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 1-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Haroldo de Sena in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 78 in the game by Tomas Illescas from a close distance when the talented Haroldo de Sena managed to make a qualified save. Reko-Recko 03™'s players were relieved. In the 80th minute, Tomas Illescas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. 84 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Haroldo de Sena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute of the match Gal Van sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. After 92 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. In the 96th minute, Patricio Costa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Venezuela's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.