Challenge

Santuário do Motivo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) O MOTIVO ⚽'s Yan Penha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after O MOTIVO ⚽'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. Tomas Illescas made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that O MOTIVO ⚽'s Erivaldo Hermes managed to reach the ball for a save. Tomas Illescas hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Penha came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 17 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrew Murillo. After a rather tough play, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Otávio Leme got a free kick in the 17th minute. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Erivaldo Hermes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Cesinha Baptista made in the 24th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas. In the 32nd minute, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Yan Penha dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. With an all-out effort, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Yan Penha, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Andrew Murillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the game, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Andrew Murillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes of play, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Yan Penha made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! O MOTIVO ⚽'s Erivaldo Hermes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save O MOTIVO ⚽ from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Erivaldo Hermes got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Bertoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Tomas Illescas got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 64 minutes into the game, Andrew Murillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 69th minute, Daniel Bertoni made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Murillo in the 72nd minute of play. Erivaldo Hermes made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Erivaldo Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Bertoni in the 80th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erivaldo Hermes made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Vito Hoffmann was substituted for Yan Penha. In the 86th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 88 played minutes O MOTIVO ⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Vito Hoffmann. Erivaldo Hermes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 89th minute of play. When Cesinha Baptista fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored O MOTIVO ⚽'s protests and gave Cesinha Baptista a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th match minute, O MOTIVO ⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesinha Baptista to maneuver through the defense. O MOTIVO ⚽ made a substitution. Caetano Pinho replaced Cesinha Baptista. Cesinha Baptista hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. O MOTIVO ⚽ had played much better football throughout.