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桂花飘香园
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas made the kick off and thus started the match. 龚凡洲 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 龚凡洲 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 15th minute of play. 曹鹰誉's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jonathan Ferrant firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 18 minutes into the match, 【№1】桂花飘香园's 曹鹰誉 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 【№1】桂花飘香园's goalie prevented a goal. The Venezuela fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When 曹鹰誉 came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the 【№1】桂花飘香园 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 曹鹰誉 couldn't finish the play. 31 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 龚凡洲 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 【№1】桂花飘香园's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nicky Thurman in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 38th minute of play forced 【№1】桂花飘香园's goalkeeper 龚凡洲 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. A collision led to 【№1】桂花飘香园 getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. 曹鹰誉 hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 47th minute, took the ball on the long shot from 邵光昆. After the first half Venezuela were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 曹鹰誉 to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, 余义棋 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【№1】桂花飘香园's supporters rose to their feet, but 余义棋 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 龚凡洲 was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by 【№1】桂花飘香园's 邵光昆. But to his dismay, 邵光昆 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 龚凡洲 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute, 曹鹰誉 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with 龚凡洲 in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 曹鹰誉's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Tomas Illescas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 龚凡洲. The goal made the score 1-3. After having played for 88 minutes, 邵光昆 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 【№1】桂花飘香园's supporters crossed their fingers, but 邵光昆 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 曹鹰誉 in the 90th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, 曹鹰誉 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 曹鹰誉 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 95th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvador Gisbert to maneuver through the defense. The 【№1】桂花飘香园 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Venezuela's performance. The match ended with a win for Venezuela.