Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. He Qiang hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Rigoberto Mina kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Norberto Fresco managed to get in a good position for a shot. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Norberto Fresco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. He Qiang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petros Mousa in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 18th minute of play forced INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Romulo Gelacio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Romulo Gelacio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 23rd minute of play. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Romulo Gelacio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 24th minute of play. The supporters of INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. If He Qiang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Petros Mousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Petros Mousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 43 minutes, He Qiang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's supporters crossed their fingers, but He Qiang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Petros Mousa to strike the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. In the 53rd minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Romulo Gelacio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Elpidio Jurdan charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elpidio Jurdan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Venezuela:s goal. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB:s Romulo Gelacio showed great skill when he stopped Tomas Illescas:s penalty. After having played for 62 minutes, He Qiang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's supporters crossed their fingers, but He Qiang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Petros Mousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Ivo Viveiros got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Romulo Gelacio 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 69th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Boni Yarman notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petros Mousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Boni Yarman came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boni Yarman, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boni Yarman in the 80th minute of play. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Romulo Gelacio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 82nd minute of play. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Boni Yarman got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Narciso Vergaray was substituted for Petros Mousa. In the 87th minute, Narciso Vergaray got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Vergaray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boni Yarman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivo Viveiros hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB had played much better football throughout.
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