Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hudson dos Santos got the match started through his kick off. Valdomiro Macedo hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rigoberto Mina charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rigoberto Mina the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Planet Caravan booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Mina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bebeto Queirós took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute Hudson dos Santos 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 his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bebeto Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeu Marques having to interfere. In the 28th minute of the game Alex Chicote made a throw-in which Rigoberto Mina played forward. In the 31st minute Hudson dos Santos 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 Bebeto Queirós in the 32nd minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bebeto Queirós in the 34th minute of the match. After 37 played minutes Planet Caravan got a freekick which was hit by João Francisco Furtado. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bebeto Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bebeto Queirós in the 43rd minute of play. When Planet Caravan's Bebeto Queirós in 43 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Jonathan Ferrant guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 46th minute, Bebeto Queirós ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

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. 55 minutes into the game, Bebeto Queirós recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Bebeto Queirós showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. In the 62nd match minute, Planet Caravan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdomiro Macedo to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Bebeto Queirós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. In the 66th minute of the match João Francisco Furtado shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valdomiro Macedo during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jonathan Ferrant acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 69th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gilvan Quirino. In the 74th minute, João Francisco Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Vitinho Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 82 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Planet Caravan's Romeu Marques. Romeu Marques was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Planet Caravan's Romeu Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 87th minute of play forced Planet Caravan's goalkeeper Romeu Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Planet Caravan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Romeu Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Planet Caravan eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.