Challenge

Gigante do Itibere
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Patricio Costa struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Kukava Raas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Kukava Raas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 9th minute of play. If Danilo Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kukava Raas 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 17th minute. Danilo Pinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Danilo Pinho ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Luís Cardozo scored 1-0 in the 21st 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luís Cardozo in the 24th minute of the match. Kukava Raas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 28th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Danilo Pinho put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. In the 38th minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Luís Cardozo in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. If Cléberson Sampaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pedro Luís Cardozo was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luís Cardozo in the 51st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danilo Pinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Danilo Pinho ran back to his position shaking his head. Nuno Rangel hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Pedro Luís Cardozo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 66 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Mangueira came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 played minutes Fast layne Fc got a freekick which was hit by Elano Silveira. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fast layne Fc's Gildo Albuquerque was substituted for Pedro Luís Cardozo. After 83 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. In the 89th minute, Danilo Pinho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. In the 92ndth minute of the game Gildo Albuquerque 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. Camilo Gaos charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Gaos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Venezuela fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! In the 97th minute there was a penalty for Fast layne Fc. Wilfredo Botello stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. 5-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fast layne Fc fans cheered their team off the field, for while Venezuela had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.