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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. 郭昆扬 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. After 7 minutes of play, 上海闸北体育局's 顾谦坤 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! After 11 played minutes 上海闸北体育局 got a freekick which was hit by 杜烽坚. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when 顾谦坤 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When 顾谦坤 came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the 上海闸北体育局 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 顾谦坤 couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, 姚明川 took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. When 林勇榕 came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the 上海闸北体育局 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 林勇榕 couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 郭昆扬 was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 45th minute of play forced 上海闸北体育局's goalkeeper 郭昆扬 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 顾谦坤 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, 杜烽坚 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 姚明川 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. 郭昆扬 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. After 56 minutes of play, 上海闸北体育局's 冯亦谦 made it 3-0 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! 59 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when 顾谦坤 came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4-0 became the score in the 61st minute when 顾谦坤 elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 顾谦坤, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The audience was convinced that 姚明川's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. If 倪真铮 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg 郭昆扬 managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 78 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when 林勇榕 came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 冯亦谦, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 顾谦坤 in the 81st minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 顾谦坤, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. When 上海闸北体育局's 顾谦坤 in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 林勇榕, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 杜烽坚 made in the 90th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which 林勇榕 however managed to control. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the 上海闸北体育局 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.