Challenge

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Régis de Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 24th minute. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Luke Clist got a free kick in the 29th minute. Régis de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 38 minutes, Patricio Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Palmeiras players grew even worse after the yellow card. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Luke Clist sent off a good shot on target. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Luke Clist might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luke Clist ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonardo Donato's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. In the 58th minute, Roderick Oosterhof hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Palmeiras's José Carlos Simões was substituted for Iustin Bungeanu. Roderick Oosterhof made in the 63rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Tarcisio Reis however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 71st minute of play forced Palmeiras's goalkeeper Régis de Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 71st minute. José Carlos Simões might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Carlos Simões ran back to his position shaking his head. If José Carlos Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonardo Donato blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Ghenadie Furdui hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Régis de Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Régis de Queirós was a little too slow when Tomas Illescas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 0-1. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Carlos Simões in the 90th minute of play.