Challenge

上海虹口足球场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas made the kick off and thus started the match. 苏笑默 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 3rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, 上海申花SVA's Troyes Silvestre got a free kick in the 4th minute. When 周沙风 fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 上海申花SVA's protests and gave 周沙风 a yellow card for diving instead. 周沙风 kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, 上海申花SVA's Troyes Silvestre got a free kick in the 6th minute. Venezuela were furious when Rigoberto Mina was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 10th minute, Giovanny Koninkx 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. Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fan Jing Yuan in the 13 minute of the game. 25 minutes into the match, Mito Pelé 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 Mito Pelé was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mito Pelé's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute of the match 上海申花SVA got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Giovanny Koninkx ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to 上海申花SVA's 孙适义 getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Patricio Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 苏笑默 having to make a save. 45 minutes into the game, 周沙风 threw the ball into play from the sideline. Venezuela's Jose Correa quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mito Pelé made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 51st minute. Mito Pelé sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 57th minute of the match Tomas Illescas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 苏笑默 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 苏笑默 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 62nd minute of the match. 周沙风 kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a free kick in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Mito Pelé notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 苏笑默 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joshua Secada, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 苏笑默 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Mito Pelé 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 Mito Pelé was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The supporters of 上海申花SVA booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 周沙风 made in the 85th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Bas de Vlieger immediately put the ball in play. After a rather tough play, 上海申花SVA's 周沙风 got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute Mito Pelé 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. 上海申花SVA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.