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江苏武进庙桥英雄球场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 麦永斌 having to interfere. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 麦永斌 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, 梅辰博 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 1-0. 麦永斌 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the last second Jonathan Ferrant throw himself and got hold of the ball when Deng Guo Yang in the 19thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 麦永斌 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, 梅辰博 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and 梅辰博 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 36 minutes, Deng Guo Yang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 江苏武进庙桥英雄联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but Deng Guo Yang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 38th minute of play forced 江苏武进庙桥英雄联队's goalkeeper 麦永斌 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 麦永斌 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deng Guo Yang in the 42nd minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Deng Guo Yang sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Guo Yang in the 46th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 梅辰博 was the one to do the kick off. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of 江苏武进庙桥英雄联队 booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 江苏武进庙桥英雄联队's 麦永斌 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 60th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 梅辰博 in the 66th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deng Guo Yang in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Deng Guo Yang was slow to take the kick. During this time 江苏武进庙桥英雄联队's players had a chance to rest. 江苏武进庙桥英雄联队's Deng Guo Yang was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Ferrant in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The 江苏武进庙桥英雄联队 fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when 江苏武进庙桥英雄联队's Osvaldas Nakčiunas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 麦永斌 having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 麦广潮 during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 麦永斌 having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deng Guo Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 83 minutes, 梅辰博 made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, 麦永斌 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after 江苏武进庙桥英雄联队's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Salvador Gisbert hit a great ball. In the 89th minute, Salvador Gisbert fired away a free kick at the goal, but hit it at the wrong angle and it went over the crossbar. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. 麦永斌 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. 江苏武进庙桥英雄联队's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.