Challenge

Itamaraju
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristoffer Rodríguez kicked off to start the match. Cui Chong Guang might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cui Chong Guang ran back to his position shaking his head. With his leg Jonathan Ferrant managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when HeBr United's Cristoffer Rodríguez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 6 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilberto Dionísio. HeBr United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 20 in the game by Cristoffer Rodríguez from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Ferrant managed to make a qualified save. Venezuela's players were relieved. After 25 minutes of play, HeBr United's Cristoffer Rodríguez made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristoffer Rodríguez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristoffer Rodríguez. Gilberto Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 36th minute of the match. Cristoffer Rodríguez in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristoffer Rodríguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Gilberto Dionísio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 52nd minute of play forced HeBr United's goalkeeper Gilberto Dionísio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilberto Dionísio had great luck who in the 53rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Patricio Costa from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 55th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Dionísio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilberto Dionísio was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After 62 minutes HeBr United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gilberto Dionísio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, HeBr United's Aílton Almeida got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, HeBr United's goalkeeper Gilberto Dionísio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristoffer Rodríguez's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute.