Challenge

Estádio PANATO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rahib Abduhämov got the match started through his kick off. Rahib Abduhämov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rahib Abduhämov's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. After a defensive mix-up in LUIZ PANATO's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iuri das Neves came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 15th minute, Rahib Abduhämov fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When LUIZ PANATO's Rahib Abduhämov in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. In the 19th minute there was a penalty for Venezuela. Tomas Illescas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Iuri das Neves. 0-1. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LUIZ PANATO's goalie prevented a goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhao Yue Cheng in the 26th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, LUIZ PANATO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Luiz Paiva to maneuver through the defense. Iuri das Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Yue Cheng came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute, Rahib Abduhämov 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. A collision led to LUIZ PANATO getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Rahib Abduhämov hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Iuri das Neves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Iuri das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 55th minute of play. Iuri das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 60th minute of play. Iuri das Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 63rd minute. With a little luck, LUIZ PANATO's Iuri das Neves got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rahib Abduhämov in the 68th minute of play. Jose Correa's late challenge caught a LUIZ PANATO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Correa helped the player get up and apologised. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. If Zhao Yue Cheng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rahib Abduhämov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Rahib Abduhämov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Paulo Ferreira in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. In the 95thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LUIZ PANATO's Iuri das Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The LUIZ PANATO 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.