Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zézinho Neto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Prado having to interfere. Tomas Illescas got in the 14th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Amadeu Prado handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute Zézinho Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Amadeu Prado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 31st minute. Alfredão Mesquita struck a weak shot in the 32nd 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 Sport Club Mavericks. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Sport Club Mavericks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Prado having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Davi Rossi's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Alexsandro Lira was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 42 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the game, one of Sport Club Mavericks:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Dito Ferraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Amadeu Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 51st minute of the match. 56 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. 57 minutes into the game, Rogério Cean was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sport Club Mavericks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. Rogério Cean kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Amadeu Prado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Amadeu Prado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Davi Rossi's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 74th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeu Prado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Carlos Mangueira in the 75th minute. Amadeu Prado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Illescas went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Amadeu Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 80th minute of the match. Amadeu Prado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. After having played for 84 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. 87 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. 3-0. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Prado having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Amadeu Prado. Sport Club Mavericks's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. There was no doubt that Venezuela were the better team. Venezuela's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.