Challenge

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas made the kick off and thus started the match. Deng Kun Xu took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Deng Kun Xu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 16th playminute. Yang Ming Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 19th minute of the match. Yang Ming Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Deng Kun Xu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the game, Deng Kun Xu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Deng Kun Xu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Deng Kun Xu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Deng Kun Xu sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Deng Kun Xu sent off a good shot on target. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Deng Kun Xu was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Chicote didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergiu Panaitescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute, Deng Kun Xu made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. The supporters of Venezuela booed when C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deng Kun Xu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 74 minutes of play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Deng Kun Xu made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gu Hui Liang during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to C Ａ R D I N Ａ L getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gu Hui Liang hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Deng Kun Xu came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Venezuela fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Patricio Costa couldn't finish the play. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Herminio Vincente was substituted for Emanuel Buciuman. Jean-Jacques Ares kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Deng Kun Xu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. A collision led to C Ａ R D I N Ａ L getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Sergiu Panaitescu hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for C Ａ R D I N Ａ L.