Challenge

Mavericks Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Zézinho Neto made the kick off and thus started the match. After 6 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zézinho Neto in the 7th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Sport Club Mavericks's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Amadeu Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 13 minutes, Zézinho Neto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sport Club Mavericks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zézinho Neto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Davi Rossi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amadeu Prado. Sport Club Mavericks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Sport Club Mavericks's Mateus Novaes got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sport Club Mavericks's Mateus Novaes got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Amadeu Prado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Venezuela were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute of the match, Tomas Illescas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Amadeu Prado was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 54 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. After 57 minutes, Ian Marinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sport Club Mavericks and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ian Marinho hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. José Carlos Mangueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Carlos Mangueira ran back to his position shaking his head. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 64 minutes, José Carlos Mangueira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sport Club Mavericks and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. José Carlos Mangueira hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Amadeu Prado 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 67th minute. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 77 played minutes Sport Club Mavericks got a freekick which was hit by Ian Marinho. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Sport Club Mavericks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Téo Guimarães didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mateus Novaes made in the 86th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alexsandro Lira however managed to control. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amadeu Prado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match was over Venezuela could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sport Club Mavericks throughout the match.