Challenge

El Santuario
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. In the 3rd minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Danilo Mannuel. StardustRevolution's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Danilo Mannuel having to make a save. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guillermo Mariano got a throw-in 16 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tomas Illescas. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Venezuela fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Patricio Costa couldn't finish the play. Danilo Mannuel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 20th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, StardustRevolution's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Danilo Mannuel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salvador Gisbert made in the 23rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by StardustRevolution's Everardo Peyo. Danilo Mannuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Danilo Mannuel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 27th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Danilo Mannuel saved StardustRevolution from getting behind. After the first half Venezuela were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Cibran made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Joshua Secada was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave StardustRevolution the free kick. In the 51st minute, Joshua Secada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 54 in the game by Tomas Illescas from a close distance when the talented Danilo Mannuel managed to make a qualified save. StardustRevolution's players were relieved. Nicanor Pueblo kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, StardustRevolution's goalkeeper Danilo Mannuel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. In the 75th minute, StardustRevolution's Nicanor Pueblo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Nicanor Pueblo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of StardustRevolution protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Nicanor Pueblo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Nicanor Pueblo hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Venezuela's Patricio Costa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Danilo Mannuel. That made the score 0-3 after 82 minutes of play. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danilo Mannuel having to interfere. Danilo Mannuel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 93rd minute. When the match was over Venezuela could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than StardustRevolution throughout the match.