Challenge

Salvador Monumental
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erling Franks got the match started through his kick off. Erling Franks had several of the Venezuela's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 3 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Jonathan Ferrant as he didn't even see the shot coming. Erling Franks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erling Franks in the 9th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The 20 DE SETEMBRO fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when 20 DE SETEMBRO's Erling Franks looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Erling Franks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Venezuela booed when 20 DE SETEMBRO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erivaldo Antunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute, Tomas Illescas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Erling Franks struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 20 DE SETEMBRO. After 29 minutes, Rigoberto Mina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the 20 DE SETEMBRO players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina got a free kick in the 29th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emílio Diniz got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of 20 DE SETEMBRO booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Chicote didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute of the match 20 DE SETEMBRO got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emílio Diniz ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 35th minute, Tomas Illescas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erling Franks in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. 40 minutes into the match, Erling Franks had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erling Franks was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 44th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Benê Goiano. 20 DE SETEMBRO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The supporters of Venezuela booed when 20 DE SETEMBRO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulão Barreto didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in 20 DE SETEMBRO's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benê Goiano came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 54th minute, Erling Franks left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 20 DE SETEMBRO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. When 20 DE SETEMBRO's Erling Franks in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. A sloppy throw-in by Ding Ayala in the 62nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Venezuela's Alex Chicote. With his leg Benê Goiano managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 68 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas lined in a short shot 4-3 behind a frustrated Benê Goiano. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emílio Diniz was slow to take the kick. During this time 20 DE SETEMBRO's players had a chance to rest. 20 DE SETEMBRO made a substitution. Orlando Nóbrega replaced Erling Franks. The supporters of Venezuela booed when 20 DE SETEMBRO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emílio Diniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The 20 DE SETEMBRO fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when 20 DE SETEMBRO's Orlando Nóbrega looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 20 DE SETEMBRO's José Vítor Alves was substituted for Kléber Gaúcho. Orlando Nóbrega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. 20 DE SETEMBRO had won after a very even match.