Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Victorino Tallia in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Tallia, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 13th minute, Tomas Illescas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Attilio Perna. The goal made the score 1-0. In a very dangerous position, a player in Venezuela fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! Romeo Frascuelo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Victorino Tallia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. After 36 played minutes, Graneros's Bogumil Dombrowski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Graneros reached it. 38 minutes into the game, Leon Annilker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Graneros's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. Leon Annilker kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Bogumil Dombrowski 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 1-1. In the 46th minute Feliberto Otsando 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victorino Tallia to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Attilio Perna. Graneros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Rigoberto Mina charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rigoberto Mina the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th minute of the match Bogumil Dombrowski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Victorino Tallia sent off a good shot on target. Ye Zheng Ming hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Tallia, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Victorino Tallia sent off a good shot on target. Attilio Perna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Venezuela's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Illescas in the 70th minute. The corner led to Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Tomas Illescas made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that Graneros's Attilio Perna managed to reach the ball for a save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Victorino Tallia in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Patricio Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patricio Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Venezuela were victorious despite being under pressure from Graneros for much of the match.