Challenge

Vila Belmiro
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. Durvalino Soeiro started the match with the kick off. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Cauã Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durvalino Soeiro in the 4th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Gustavo Vinhas sent off a good shot on target. Durvalino Soeiros short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Jonathan Ferrant to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 12 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. In the 14th minute, Abel Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. 25 minutes into the match, Abel Neto 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 Abel Neto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Durvalino Soeiro in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 36th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Durvalino Soeiro got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Betão Torres was slow to take the kick. During this time SANTOS F.C's players had a chance to rest. Durvalino Soeiro did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant 45 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Cauã Domingues didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faustão Queiroz during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Faustão Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Faustão Queiroz made in the 64th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Neto in the 66th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 66th minute. SANTOS F.C's Durvalino Soeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Portillo hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. SANTOS F.C's Durvalino Soeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Durvalino Soeiro in the 77th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonathan Venegas during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cauã Domingues breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cauã Domingues was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Tomas Illescas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomas Illescas really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. After 88 minutes of play, SANTOS F.C's Abel Neto made it 4-1 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! When Tomas Illescas fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Tomas Illescas a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of SANTOS F.C booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Illescas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Durvalino Soeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When SANTOS F.C's Durvalino Soeiro in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th 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 96th minute of the game, Marcelo Proença landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Jonathan Venegas got his second yellow card in the match during the 96th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. SANTOS F.C made a substitution. Kaká Magalhães replaced Marcelo Proença. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. SANTOS F.C had won after a very even match.