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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. quem me dá 1 milhão euros's Michel Preudhomme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michel Preudhomme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by quem me dá 1 milhão euros's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Illescas was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Rigoberto Mina heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Zhu Ao Ying sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 15th minute of play forced quem me dá 1 milhão euros's goalkeeper Michel Preudhomme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When quem me dá 1 milhão euros's Zhu Ao Ying in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. A nice corner shot did that Guga Matorin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 21 minutes into the match, quem me dá 1 milhão euros's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Michel Preudhomme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Saden Merzouk 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 quem me dá 1 milhão euros getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Taavi Rähn hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 28th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michel Preudhomme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhu Ao Ying in the 33rd minute of play. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Zhu Ao Ying tried to sneak it across the goal line. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zhuang Kuan Nan was slow to take the kick. During this time quem me dá 1 milhão euros's players had a chance to rest. Michel Preudhomme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. A collision led to quem me dá 1 milhão euros getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Ajeddig Baba hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhu Ao Ying in the 46th minute of the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saden Merzouk in the 48th 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 1-0.

With an all-out effort, Venezuela's Michel Preudhomme threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Patricio Costa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Michel Preudhomme made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zhuang Kuan Nan during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to quem me dá 1 milhão euros getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Zhuang Kuan Nan hit a great ball. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 66th 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. When quem me dá 1 milhão euros's Zhu Ao Ying in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhu Ao Ying in the 71st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Preudhomme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 83rd minute of play. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 84th 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. In the 85th minute Zhu Ao Ying 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. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 88th 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhu Ao Ying in the 90th minute of play. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Preudhomme having to interfere. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhu Ao Ying in the 94th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. quem me dá 1 milhão euros had won after a very even match.