Challenge

Santuário do Motivo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 5th minute of play forced O MOTIVO ⚽'s goalkeeper Erivaldo Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Patricio Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erivaldo Hermes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yan Penha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When O MOTIVO ⚽'s Yan Penha in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Andrew Murillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Yan Penha was extremely unlucky when he, in the 23rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Erivaldo Hermes 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 28th minute. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Erivaldo Hermes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 47th minute of play. 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 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. The audience was convinced that Daniel Bertoni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 54th minute Andrew Murillo 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. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erivaldo Hermes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomas Illescas came free with the goalkeeper in the 56th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Erivaldo Hermes could save by the left post. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Erivaldo Hermes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Yan Penha managed to get in a good position for a shot. O MOTIVO ⚽'s supporters rose to their feet, but Yan Penha 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. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Yan Penha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Erivaldo Hermes got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute Yan Penha 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Penha in the 83rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Chicote during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of O MOTIVO ⚽ booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Chicote didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of O MOTIVO ⚽ booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Chicote didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 96th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Murillo in the 97th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. O MOTIVO ⚽ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.