Martin Palermo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Santa Maradona's Miguel Transito was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 3rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 7th minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Jonathan Errapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Santa Maradona's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Patricio Costa managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 10 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. In the 11th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. Rodolfo Cordeiro was extremely unlucky when he, in the 12th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel Transito got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodolfo Cordeiro was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 23rd minute. Santa Maradona's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 28th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Errapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Errapel 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 33rd minute. Rodolfo Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 44 minutes, Miguel Transito made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Santa Maradona's Wei Kang Hai got a free kick in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miguel Transito stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Santa Maradona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolfo Cordeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Transito in the 55th minute of play. After 58 minutes, Rodolfo Cordeiro made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jonathan Errapel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Jonathan Errapel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Ratan Ayala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Haroldo Martxot was slow to take the kick. During this time Santa Maradona's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Haroldo Martxot almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Transito in the 69th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 75th minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Jonathan Errapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodolfo Cordeiro took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. 84 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Cordeiro notched a goal, 6-0, 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. Miguel Transito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Cordeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Santa Maradona booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Santa Maradona.
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