Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 7 minutes into the match, Aaron Sandalio 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 Aaron Sandalio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Sandalio in the 12th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jose Correa's late challenge caught a Guansa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Correa helped the player get up and apologised. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aaron Sandalio's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Aaron Sandalio didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 3-0 via right post in the game's 15th minute. Guansa's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Costa during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Esteban José Andrada. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. Esteban José Andrada 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 27th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerzy Banach. Eloy Aznar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Guansa getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. José Carlos Gaspar hit a great ball. In the 39th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban José Andrada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Guansa's Aaron Sandalio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 4-0 after 41 minutes of play. Esteban José Andrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 45th minute of play. A collision led to Guansa getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Mădălin Brăescu hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aaron Sandalio to strike the kick off in the second half. Esteban José Andrada made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Guillermo Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Aaron Sandalio 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leon Lobo during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Guansa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Lobo to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Aaron Sandalio made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Guillermo Mariano charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guillermo Mariano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After 80 played minutes Jerzy Banach shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant to catch but Jerzy Banach was lucky. It became 7-0 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Aznar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Esteban José Andrada made a huge save. In the 97th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Guansa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tomas Illescas made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that Guansa's Esteban José Andrada managed to reach the ball for a save. Guansa were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.