Challenge

Estadio Dolavón
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavio Salvatore, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When Octavio Salvatore came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the XENEIXES FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Octavio Salvatore couldn't finish the play. Damazy Kinic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the game, XENEIXES FC's Frits Nabe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Frits Nabe put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Ovidio Jakobe made in the 33rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Frits Nabe however managed to control. Vyacheslav Konopatov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vyacheslav Konopatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When Mariano Tabb came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the XENEIXES FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mariano Tabb couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vyacheslav Konopatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Damazy Kinic having to make a save. 63 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damazy Kinic narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Tabb came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. XENEIXES FC's Saul Rioja was substituted for Ovidio Jakobe. XENEIXES FC's Denis Chano was substituted for Vyacheslav Konopatov. 77 minutes into the game, Frits Nabe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Denis Chano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Damazy Kinic prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 85th match minute, XENEIXES FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saul Rioja to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute Frits Nabe 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. 89 minutes into the match, Jeremias Ixaka 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 Jeremias Ixaka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Ixaka in the 92nd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for XENEIXES FC.