Challenge

El Ballenero
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. Brown Puerto Madryn's Omar Aztore shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jonathan Ferrant but with some difficulty. After 9 minutes, Justo Calvet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brown Puerto Madryn and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Brown Puerto Madryn getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Justo Calvet hit a great ball. A collision led to Brown Puerto Madryn getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Teofilo Kemen hit a great ball. When Jose Correa fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Jose Correa a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Siro Joseph took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Siro Joseph. Brown Puerto Madryn's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 18 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Siro Joseph took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Brown Puerto Madryn getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ernesto Nahia hit a great ball. Siro Joseph 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 29th minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nemesio Oihan in the 33rd minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Brown Puerto Madryn's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Siro Joseph reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Siro Joseph saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Siro Joseph made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 46 minutes, Tomas Illescas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Brown Puerto Madryn players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tomas Illescas hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 54th match minute, Brown Puerto Madryn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justo Calvet to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Illescas, 55 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Siro Joseph made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Teofilo Kemen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brown Puerto Madryn's supporters rose to their feet, but Teofilo Kemen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomas Illescas in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Siro Joseph, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Siro Joseph having to make a save. With a little luck, Brown Puerto Madryn's Siro Joseph got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 68th minute of play forced Brown Puerto Madryn's goalkeeper Siro Joseph to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernesto Nahia during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st minute, Ernesto Nahia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Siro Joseph 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 76th minute. After 80 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Siro Joseph tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Tomas Illescas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Siro Joseph. The goal made the score 0-3. When the final whistle sounded Venezuela left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Brown Puerto Madryn.