Challenge

Campo Manuel Marques
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. René Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Seleção de Macau's Alberto Castro shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 12 minutes in the game Octávio Valentim did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Elias Pais. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Modesto in the 15th minute of the match. Seleção de Macau's Santiago Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Tomas Illescas sped through Seleção de Macau's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of René Higuita. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Modesto, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The supporters of Venezuela booed when Seleção de Macau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octávio Valentim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Venezuela's attentive Patricio Costa managed to snatch the ball when Octávio Valentim made a throw-in in the 57th minute of the game. With his leg René Higuita managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 60th play minutes David Modesto shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Jonathan Ferrant and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 66th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Modesto in the 73rd minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Modesto in the 77th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina got a free kick in the 80th minute. Octávio Valentim, 81 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without René Higuita having to make a save. René Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 88 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Krzysztof Jaraczewski came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute David Modesto 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.