Challenge

Arena COPACABANA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vito Leite got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 3rd minute of play forced Cöpacabana FC's goalkeeper Dagoberto Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dagoberto Loureiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 12 minutes of play, Cöpacabana FC's Vito Leite made it 1-0 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! Cöpacabana FC were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Talha İstanbul took the corner. The corner ended in Dobromir Brudnicki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. In the 24th minute Vito Leite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Cöpacabana FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Fabrício Berger hit a great ball. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 played minutes Cöpacabana FC got a freekick which was hit by Talha İstanbul. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobromir Brudnicki in the 34th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dagoberto Loureiro 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 38th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Costa during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Dobromir Brudnicki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vito Leite could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Vito Leite could shoot a difficult shot in the 46th minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. Dagoberto Loureiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Illescas went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Talha İstanbul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. 54 minutes into the game, Jose Correa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cöpacabana FC the free kick. If Vito Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, Venezuela's Dagoberto Loureiro threw himself towards the right post 61 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tomas Illescas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Dobromir Brudnicki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Dobromir Brudnicki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Cöpacabana FC's Stig-Åke Benet. But to his dismay, Stig-Åke Benet quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. In the 71st minute of the match Talha İstanbul shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dagoberto Loureiro having to make a save. 74 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Dobromir Brudnicki came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Dagoberto Loureiro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Cöpacabana FC's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dagoberto Loureiro 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Benet in the 80th minute of play. If Stig-Åke Benet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dagoberto Loureiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stig-Åke Benet in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. After 96 minutes, Stig-Åke Benet made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cöpacabana FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.