Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silviu Miclea kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 7 played minutes, Noia's Saverio Amor shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Noia reached it. 10 minutes into the match, Norberto Villegas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 13 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 18 minutes of play, Noia's Norberto Villegas made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Noia's Albertinho Campidelis got a free kick in the 20th minute. After 21 played minutes, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Geovani Velloso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Venezuela reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Amor in the 31st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th play minute Joshua Secada came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Geovani Velloso. 1-2. Silviu Miclea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Durvalino Toscano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Durvalino Toscano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovani Velloso was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Norberto Villegas sent off a good shot on target. Geovani Velloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 60th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Silviu Miclea got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 64th minute, Tomas Illescas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. After 67 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silviu Miclea got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 70 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Saverio Amor who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Noia's corner Saverio Amor fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Ferrant quite easily take care of the ball. After 73 played minutes Noia got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Peres. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Geovani Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Noia's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geovani Velloso 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. After 91 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silviu Miclea in the 92nd minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, Venezuela could leave the field as winners, despite Noia having more of the ball for most of the match.