Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xu Wei started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Leon Kaxen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xu Wei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carhue's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Petre Zărnescu in the 16th minute. Petre Zărnescu made a great header on Carhue's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. Brent-Jan Kindermans struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Carhue. The supporters of Carhue booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Wei in the 20th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Ourente in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Wei in the 23rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xu Wei's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. The audience was convinced that Xu Wei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patricio Costa got free with Angel Xacintu in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petre Zărnescu in the 28th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brent-Jan Kindermans, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. With his leg Angel Xacintu managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Wei in the 34th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xu Wei in the 38th minute of the match. Venezuela's attentive Salvador Gisbert managed to snatch the ball when Tomas Ourente made a throw-in in the 39th minute of the game. When Guillermo Mariano fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Guillermo Mariano a yellow card for diving instead. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brent-Jan Kindermans in the 43rd minute of the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. When Patricio Costa fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Patricio Costa a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brent-Jan Kindermans in the 47th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Carhue made a substitution. Justo Egoitz replaced Brent-Jan Kindermans. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Justo Egoitz came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Carhue 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 Justo Egoitz couldn't finish the play. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Angel Xacintu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carhue's Teodoro Min was substituted for Xu Wei. In the 69th minute, Justo Egoitz made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 74 minutes into the match, Justo Egoitz notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 77th minute, Justo Egoitz 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. Carhue's Justo Egoitz got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 85 minutes into the game, Justo Egoitz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Carhue fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Carhue's Justo Egoitz 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justo Egoitz got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 93 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Carhue played a much better game than Venezuela and deserved their victory. The Venezuela players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.