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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 赵昂沙 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 陆晨伟 struck a weak shot in the 10th 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 晏城野球队. In a very dangerous position, a player in 晏城野球队 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! 赵昂沙 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 赵昂沙 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 21st minute of play. If 陆晨伟 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 陆晨伟 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 陆晨伟 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Jonathan Ferrant when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Venezuela's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when 陆晨伟 scored to the left of an out of position Jonathan Ferrant, making the score, 1-1. If 陆晨伟 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when 陆晨伟 tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 52nd minute 晏城野球队 were awarded a corner. 黄坤风 went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that 黄坤风 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 56th 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. After a defensive mix-up in 晏城野球队's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 赵昂沙 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. With his leg 赵昂沙 managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Venezuela's Tomas Illescas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, 陆晨伟 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. 贺远翔 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. 77 minutes into the game, one of 晏城野球队:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 晏城野球队:s 赵昂沙 showed great skill when he stopped Tomas Illescas:s penalty. Camilo Gaos charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Gaos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 79 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in 晏城野球队's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 赵昂沙 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 陆晨伟 in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. 晏城野球队 had played much better football throughout.