Challenge

Lino Quinito
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Dionisio Ondino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th match minute, Elite Azulgrana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Jayvier to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pastor Sagrario in the 12th minute. After 13 minutes, Jose Correa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Elite Azulgrana players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Elite Azulgrana booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dionisio Ondino 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 the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Aureliano Loramendi took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. Pastor Sagrario could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. In the 32nd match minute, Elite Azulgrana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Jayvier to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tito Villalba during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Ondino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense.

In the 52nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Mina to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute of the match Mauro Matos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tomas Illescas scored 1-2 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dionisio Ondino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Romulo Jayvier fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elite Azulgrana's protests and gave Romulo Jayvier a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Sagrario in the 66th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Elite Azulgrana booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elite Azulgrana's Romulo Jayvier got his second yellow card of the match in the 71st minute. The referee ordered Romulo Jayvier off the ground. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elite Azulgrana's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Tomas Illescas scored to the left of an out of position Dionisio Ondino, making the score, 1-3. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 84th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pastor Sagrario in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. 88 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Matos came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 91 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Pastor Sagrario sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Juan Ignacio Mercier kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Venezuela's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.