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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Fernandão Azevedo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 7 played minutes Ajax AFC got a freekick which was hit by Davi Alvarenga. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 8th 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. Fernandão Azevedo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonathan Ferrant came out and tried to block the shot, but Fernandão Azevedo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 11th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Fellipe Furtado sent off a good shot on target. Ajax AFC's Ronaldinho Rezende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 29th minute of play. Fernandão Azevedo scored 4-0 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 34 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Davi Alvarenga came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax AFC's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronaldinho Rezende 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. In the 48th minute Fernandão Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

In the 53rd minute, Douglas Cabral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fellipe Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 65th match minute, Ajax AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxwell Cestarolli to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Douglas Cabral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Douglas Cabral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute, Douglas Cabral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ajax AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 78 minutes into the game, Patricio Costa 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 Ajax AFC the free kick. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, Ajax AFC's Niko Hämäläinen broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ronaldinho Rezende read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ajax AFC had won after a very even match.