Challenge

Arena Votorantim
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute, Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Rigoberto Mina the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Venezuela protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Rigoberto Mina had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 5 minutes into the game, one of Venezuela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 7 minutes, Mitnarotov FC's Leonidas Arias got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hortêncio Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute, Leonidas Arias 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 2-0. In the 19th minute, Ulryk Babicki 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 3-0. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Venezuela! Lenílson Goiano got a throw-in 42 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Durval Fantini. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonidas Arias in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Mitnarotov FC's Percival Koehler was substituted for Leonidas Arias. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Durval Fantini to strike the kick off in the second half. Percival Koehler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hu Yao Nan went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. 61 minutes in the game Yu Bing Sha did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Durval Fantini. Percival Koehler scored 5-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hu Yao Nan in the 67th minute of play. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Percival Koehler 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. In the 75th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. Mitnarotov FC's Hu Yao Nan couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 76th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Venezuela. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 79th minute. Percival Koehler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Rosa in the 85th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Percival Koehler went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Cemalettin Yatman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 96 minutes, Percival Koehler managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mitnarotov FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Percival Koehler was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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 Mitnarotov FC.