Challenge

上海八万人体育场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. 韩皓翀 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 4th minute of play. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 韩皓翀 having to interfere. 7 minutes into the game, Jose Correa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 中职联-上海申花 the free kick. After 7 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo Proietto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 韩皓翀 was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 15th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 韩皓翀 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Cristoforo Proietto took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. In the 24th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes into the game, Cristoforo Proietto recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Cristoforo Proietto showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 35th minute, Hélder da Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When 石桦然 fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 中职联-上海申花's protests and gave 石桦然 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, 中职联-上海申花 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 石桦然 to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Cristoforo Proietto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant, 5-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 胡乐 to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 韩皓翀 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tomas Illescas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of 韩皓翀 when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 65 minutes into the game, 中职联-上海申花's 胡乐 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, 6-1. After 73 minutes, 罗旭飞 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 中职联-上海申花 and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 中职联-上海申花! 韩皓翀 had in the 74thth minute some difficulties stopping Tomas Illescas's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 77th minute, 胡乐 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 中职联-上海申花 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 胡乐 scored 8-1 in the 83rd 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. 罗旭飞 hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. 韩皓翀 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 胡乐 in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. In the 94th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Secada 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 胡乐 in the 96th minute of play. In the 100thth minute of the game 胡乐 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.