Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tracy Shah scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Lucas Navarro came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the ForestFire 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 Lucas Navarro couldn't finish the play. Jose Hoyt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Navarro in the 28th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shaki Conn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Illescas went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Shaki Conn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 36th minute of play. Lucas Navarro took the ball and in the 37 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 1-2. Elton Brewster's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elton Brewster helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ForestFire getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Elton Brewster hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 47 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Navarro in the 48th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 50 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luisito James who took care of the corner kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in ForestFire's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shaki Conn 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. Tracy Shah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Shaki Conn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jose Hoyt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. ForestFire's Lucas Navarro got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 78 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 89th minute, Rigoberto Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luisito James recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shaki Conn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patricio Costa went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Lucas Navarro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 2-3 in the 97 minute of play. The Venezuela fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ForestFire were clearly better and deserved to take the win.