Challenge

Nova Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Piero Quispe took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Edinson Flores tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 11th minute. Zenaido Aramoyana, 12 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. Maurilio Duque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 14th minute of play. Edinson Flores could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Nova Soccer's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurilio Duque came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Morgan Mišković kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Piero Quispe in the 28th minute. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Donat Collier 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 Donat Collier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 2-0 became the score in the 39th minute when Donat Collier elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 43 played minutes Nova Soccer got a freekick which was hit by Morgan Mišković. After a rather tough play, Nova Soccer's Donat Collier got a free kick in the 44th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurilio Duque having to interfere. Donat Collier scored 3-0 in the 57th 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. In the 68th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75thth minute of the game Donat Collier who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Piero Quispe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. With a little luck, Nova Soccer's Maurilio Duque got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. Nova Soccer's Steve Hyuga was substituted for Donat Collier. In the 81st minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Nova Soccer's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurilio Duque 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. 85 minutes into the game, Kismi Abar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nova Soccer's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Nova Soccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kismi Abar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kismi Abar kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Maurilio Duque made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piero Quispe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piero Quispe in the 95th minute of play. 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 Nova Soccer.