Challenge

La Macarena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Godfredo Gene sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute, Jonathan Venegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sven Jansson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Beticostrogodo's Rosendo Cifuentes got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, Juan-Luis Caballero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan-Luis Caballero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Camilo Gaos's late challenge caught a Beticostrogodo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Camilo Gaos helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. Sven Jansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Beticostrogodo's Juan-Luis Caballero. But to his dismay, Juan-Luis Caballero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Godfredo Gene scored 3-0 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan-Luis Caballero in the 46th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Juan-Luis Caballero was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, Rigoberto Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute of the match Giraldo Martinez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 70th match minute, Beticostrogodo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godfredo Gene to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan-Luis Caballero in the 71st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Juan-Luis Caballero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Beticostrogodo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Patricio Costa scored 4-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sven Jansson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Beticostrogodo made a substitution. Dalmai Barba replaced Juan-Luis Caballero. Beticostrogodo made a substitution. Truylos Baltanas replaced Ambrosio Dellasierra. After 86 played minutes Beticostrogodo got a freekick which was hit by Jim Morrison. Rigoberto Mina charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rigoberto Mina the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dalmai Barba in the 93rd minute of play. Dalmai Barba scored 5-1 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 95th minute, Rosendo Cifuentes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Beticostrogodo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Venezuela had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.