Challenge

Rivera
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 made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Panos Paschalidis sent off a good shot on target. Aquilino Peyo hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Fermin Etor kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 16th minute. The supporters of Partemi FC booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Mina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Partemi FC's Eleuterio Mundo got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Horacio Frisco saved Partemi FC from getting behind. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Partemi FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Illescas was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Partemi FC's goalie and right to Salvador Gisbert. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Partemi FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 30 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Panos Paschalidis came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Aquilino Peyo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Aquilino Peyo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horacio Frisco having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Rigoberto Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Panos Paschalidis made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Partemi FC's Raden Nurwahid made it 2-0 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! The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Horacio Frisco in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute, Eleuterio Mundo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 69th minute, Panos Paschalidis made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 72 minutes into the match, Partemi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Horacio Frisco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Horacio Frisco made a huge save. Horacio Frisco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. In the 74thth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Partemi FC's Horacio Frisco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Alex Chicote fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Alex Chicote a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Paschalidis in the 86th minute of play. Patricio Costa's late challenge caught a Partemi FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patricio Costa helped the player get up and apologised. After 87 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Basajaun in the 95th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Partemi FC had played much better football throughout.