Challenge

Arena Palmares
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Túlio Maravilha started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Palmares Futebol Clube booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Túlio Maravilha sent off a good shot on target. When Joshua Secada came up free with the goalie in the 6th 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 Joshua Secada couldn't finish the play. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Leonardo Paz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leonardo Paz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 11th 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Palmares Futebol Clube's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Paz came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 26 played minutes João Vítor Sena rounded Venezuela's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Alfredo Botelho kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonardo Paz was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Túlio Maravilha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Tomas Illescas made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Alfredo Botelho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palmares Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. In the 51st match minute, Palmares Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Botelho to maneuver through the defense. 53 minutes in the game, Patricio Costa fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Leonardo Paz having to interfere. In the 55th minute of the game Alfredo Botelho made a throw-in which Dário Moreira played forward. Tomas Illescas in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Leonardo Paz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 62 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Túlio Maravilha came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Leonardo Paz made a huge save. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 85 minutes of play Palmares Futebol Clube's Alfredo Botelho was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomás Maia in the 89th minute of play. Palmares Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gláuber da Costa in the 90th minute. Palmares Futebol Clube's Gláuber da Costa 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. Jose Correa's late challenge caught a Palmares Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Correa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 93rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense.