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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 邱悦弘 started the match with the kick off. 邱悦弘s short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Jonathan Ferrant to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 17th match minute, LIGHTNING was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, LIGHTNING's Mathias Vestberg got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute 邱悦弘 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. After 25 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邱悦弘 in the 27th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. After 32 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when 邱悦弘 tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 38 in the game by 邱悦弘 from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Ferrant managed to make a qualified save. Venezuela's players were relieved. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when 邱悦弘 tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 41 played minutes LIGHTNING got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Carvalho. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邱悦弘 in the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Patricio Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Agesilaus Michalaras having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. In the 54th minute of the match Danail Antonov 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. In the 56th minute 邱悦弘 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. After having played for 59 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. Agesilaus Michalaras made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agesilaus Michalaras breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 70 in the game by Tomas Illescas from a close distance when the talented Agesilaus Michalaras managed to make a qualified save. LIGHTNING's players were relieved. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Agesilaus Michalaras. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Venezuela fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Agesilaus Michalaras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by LIGHTNING's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Illescas was slow to take the kick. During this time Venezuela's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Tomas Illescas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Agesilaus Michalaras quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 82 minutes in the game Mathias Vestberg did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Stepan Bandera. In the 86th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. After 89 minutes, Alex Chicote mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the LIGHTNING players grew even worse after the yellow card. 90 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when 邱悦弘 came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Venezuela players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.