Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas made the kick off and thus started the match. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Arif Onurhan got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 7 minutes into the game, Guillermo Mariano threw the ball into play from the sideline. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Dedê Moura quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 9 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Flóki Factor came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flóki Factor went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 17th minute of the match Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arif Onurhan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Arif Onurhan made a great header on Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. 19 minutes into the game, Alex Chicote was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® the free kick. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. If Flóki Factor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 20 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Flóki Factor came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Flóki Factor 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. 25 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Flóki Factor came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Flóki Factor came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Flóki Factor 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 Flóki Factor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flóki Factor in the 31st minute of play. The throw-in from Alex Chicote in the 41st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Luis Cristaldo. The audience was convinced that Flóki Factor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After 46 played minutes Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® got a freekick which was hit by Arif Onurhan. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dolfo Burgo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Flóki Factor came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® 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 Flóki Factor couldn't finish the play. In the 65th 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. In the 67th minute Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® were awarded a corner. Arif Onurhan went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 76 minutes into the match, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Gisbert came free, but Dolfo Burgo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. Flóki Factor was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 78th minute. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s attentive Luis Cristaldo managed to snatch the ball when Tomas Illescas made a throw-in in the 79th minute of the game. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Luis Cristaldo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tomas Illescas, made in the 82nd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flóki Factor got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A sloppy throw-in by Arif Onurhan in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. If Flóki Factor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® played a much better game than Venezuela and deserved their victory. The Venezuela players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.