Alejandro Perez
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Eleazar in the 5th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Gilberto Eleazar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Volvimos mejores fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 12th minute of play forced Volvimos mejores's goalkeeper Samuel Asteri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Volvimos mejores's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. The corner led Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert to fire away a dangerous shot which Samuel Asteri despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Patricio Costa fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Patricio Costa a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Eleazar in the 26th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilberto Eleazar scored 3-1 in the 28th 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. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Samuel Asteri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eloy Bonadona hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Eurico Lima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Eurico Lima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alejandro Avellaneda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Baraquiel Labarra hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 47th match minute, Volvimos mejores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Eleazar to maneuver through the defense.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gilberto Eleazar made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Asteri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Volvimos mejores getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Alejandro Avellaneda hit a great ball. In the 56th minute, Tomas Illescas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gilberto Eleazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Volvimos mejores's Samuel Asteri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Volvimos mejores from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Volvimos mejores booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Illescas did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-2 to the left of a surprised Samuel Asteri 76 minutes into the match. The supporters of Volvimos mejores booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gaos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Illescas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Samuel Asteri skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 83rd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Asteri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Inocencio Valente left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Volvimos mejores fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. After having played for 87 minutes, Inocencio Valente managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Volvimos mejores's supporters crossed their fingers, but Inocencio Valente was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Volvimos mejores's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Asteri 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Volvimos mejores 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.
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