Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Virgílio Trigo got the match started through his kick off. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Glauco Breckenfeld in the 5th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Angelino Nueva in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alex Chicote made in the 18th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Reko-Recko 03™'s Abel de Almeida. Tomas Illescas succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 21st playminute. Virgílio Trigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Virgílio Trigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Glauco Breckenfeld stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Glauco Breckenfeld tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Angelino Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Hao Feng Yu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Reko-Recko 03™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano de Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Glauco Breckenfeld 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 Glauco Breckenfeld was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The Venezuela players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Reko-Recko 03™ were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Reko-Recko 03™'s Angelino Nueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 53rd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgílio Trigo in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glauco Breckenfeld in the 64th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute of the match, Mai got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonathan Ferrant was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Reko-Recko 03™'s Federico Valverde was substituted for Glauco Breckenfeld. In the 67th minute Reko-Recko 03™ were awarded a corner. Hao Feng Yu went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Venezuela's goalie and right to Dedé Gaspar. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Venezuela's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Trigo in the 73rd 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 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Virgílio Trigo in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Angelino Nueva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, Reko-Recko 03™'s Mai 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, 1-3. In the 88th minute, Alex Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes in the game Hao Feng Yu after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Jonathan Ferrant. A very good opportunity.