Challenge

Estádio Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gustavo Gol kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edvin van der Saar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of Tribos 4EVER booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Chicote didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edvin van der Saar 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 16th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Cristiano Faria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tribos 4EVER's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Faria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edvin van der Saar came out of the goal in the 21st 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 0-2. Gustavo Gol might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustavo Gol ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27thth minute of the game Gustavo Gol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 30th minute, Tribos 4EVER's Gustavo Gol ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. In the 33rd minute, Cristiano Faria 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 35th minute of play forced Tribos 4EVER's goalkeeper Edvin van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Tribos 4EVER booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Chicote didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tribos 4EVER's Jardel Messias managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alex Chicote in the 45 minute of the game. In the 47th minute, Tomas Illescas 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.

Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edvin van der Saar having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Gustavo Gol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Gustavo Gol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Gol in the 62nd minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Tribos 4EVER's Gustavo Gol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tribos 4EVER's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Illescas was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Tomas Illescas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Edvin van der Saar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edvin van der Saar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 80 minutes into the game, Gustavo Gol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 83rd minute of play forced Tribos 4EVER's goalkeeper Edvin van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gustavo Gol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Gol in the 85th minute of play. After 86 minutes, Tomas Illescas made it 2-4 with a short kick to the right side. Tribos 4EVER's Edvin van der Saar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Iwo Kalak charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iwo Kalak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Salvador Gisbert got a throw-in 92 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Joshua Secada. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Venezuela's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.