Challenge

AllRaf
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Froilan Harri came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the AllRaf EC 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 Froilan Harri couldn't finish the play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nuno Gaúcho in the 10th minute. After having played for 14 minutes, Froilan Harri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AllRaf EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Froilan Harri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 23rd minute, Froilan Harri made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 26 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Joel da Silveira came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Froilan Harri took the ball and in the 29 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 2-0. If Maunu Parkkonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nuno Gaúcho struck a weak shot in the 34th 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 AllRaf EC. In the 37th minute, Joel da Silveira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Harri in the 41st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aitor España showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After having played for 51 minutes, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 53rd minute of play forced AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Aitor España to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AllRaf EC's Fernandinho das Neves got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 62nd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aitor España saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by AllRaf EC'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. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AllRaf EC's goalie and right to Salvador Gisbert. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AllRaf EC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a rather tough play, AllRaf EC's Joel da Silveira got a free kick in the 64th minute. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Chicote during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After having played for 70 minutes, Nuno Gaúcho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AllRaf EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuno Gaúcho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 74th minute, Fernandinho das Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aitor España having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in AllRaf EC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! Aitor España made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by AllRaf EC'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. It was a well-played corner which Camilo Gaos managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 93rd match minute, AllRaf EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Gaúcho to maneuver through the defense. Froilan Harri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Froilan Harri in the 97th minute of the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. AllRaf EC were victorious despite being under pressure from Venezuela for much of the match.