Challenge

Estadio DSJ
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Filiberto Bermudez didn't quite understand what happened when in the 4 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Isidro Christobal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the game, Josef Mohammad cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mark Dimech charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mark Dimech the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to DEPORTIVO SJ getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Mark Dimech hit a great ball. Isidro Christobal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 16th minute of the match. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 潘林凡's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 22 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Isidro Christobal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the game, 潘林凡 lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 潘林凡, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Filiberto Bermudez was slow to take the kick. During this time DEPORTIVO SJ's players had a chance to rest. 3-0 became the score in the 39th minute when 潘林凡 elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, DEPORTIVO SJ's Josef Mohammad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 潘林凡 in the 46th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Filiberto Bermudez to make the kick off. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 潘林凡 in the 52nd minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by DEPORTIVO SJ's Filiberto Bermudez. But to his dismay, Filiberto Bermudez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Josef Mohammad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, DEPORTIVO SJ's goalkeeper Isidro Christobal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Illescas. DEPORTIVO SJ's Josef Mohammad got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Isidro Christobal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, one of DEPORTIVO SJ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for DEPORTIVO SJ. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Isidro Christobal in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute 潘林凡 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, 潘林凡 managed to get in a good position for a shot. DEPORTIVO SJ's supporters rose to their feet, but 潘林凡 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Filiberto Bermudez managed to get in a good position for a shot. DEPORTIVO SJ's supporters rose to their feet, but Filiberto Bermudez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Josef Mohammad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. 96 minutes into the game, DEPORTIVO SJ's Josef Mohammad 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, 5-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The DEPORTIVO SJ 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.