Challenge

陕西省体育场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. After a rather tough play, 陕西联合足球俱乐部's 王翀冰 got a free kick in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 3rd minute of play forced 陕西联合足球俱乐部's goalkeeper 梅博适 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. When 李辉文 fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 陕西联合足球俱乐部's protests and gave 李辉文 a yellow card for diving instead. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 王翀冰 in the 13th minute of play. 梅博适 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Rigoberto Mina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by 曹景升 from long distance, 16 minutes into the match, got Jonathan Ferrant's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind 陕西联合足球俱乐部's goalkeeper 梅博适, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 29th minute, 李辉文 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 陕西联合足球俱乐部's 梅博适 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 30th minute of play. After 31 minutes 陕西联合足球俱乐部's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Venezuela's Jose Correa to a score. 1-1 in the 31st minute. Paulo Reis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Reis in the 36th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Chicote during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulo Reis got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th minute of the match 陕西联合足球俱乐部 got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 曹景升 ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Paulo Reis managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

54 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 梅博适, 1-2. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 梅博适 having to interfere. In the 68th match minute, 陕西联合足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 宋林川 to maneuver through the defense. 李辉文 got a throw-in 71 minutes in the game and the ball was received by 宋林川. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. 王翀冰 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 83 played minutes 陕西联合足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Cao Ming. 梅博适 acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 84th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Tomas Illescas. A collision led to 陕西联合足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. 李辉文 hit a great ball. 陕西联合足球俱乐部 were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.