Challenge

≮China≯中央球场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wang Xing Kuan started the match with the kick off. 俞广霆 scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Wang Xing Kuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 9th minute of play forced ≮China≯中央陆军's goalkeeper 张晨远 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 曹傲宽 kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 20th minute of the game was made by 林笑谦 with Wang Xing Kuan as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 26th minute, took the ball on the long shot from 俞广霆. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邱西笑 in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th play minute 邱西笑 came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wang Xing Kuan went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Wang Xing Kuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. When ≮China≯中央陆军's 邱西笑 in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd 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 46th minute of the match 俞广霆 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 48th play minutes 邱西笑 shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. In the 55th minute 邱西笑 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. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 张晨远 having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with 张晨远 in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 61 played minutes ≮China≯中央陆军 got a freekick which was hit by 温战伟. The supporters of ≮China≯中央陆军 booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Guillermo Mariano fell near the penalty area in the 69th 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. After 69 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. Wang Xing Kuan struck a weak shot in the 72nd 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 ≮China≯中央陆军. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wang Xing Kuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Peter 高峰 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 张晨远 made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the ≮China≯中央陆军 defense, Tomas Illescas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 张晨远. The ≮China≯中央陆军 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 张晨远 should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ≮China≯中央陆军.