Challenge

Estádio Ayrton Senna
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice moves Jailson Fernandez could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. In the 12th minute, Renan Valladares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MEL - ULTIMATE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. MEL - ULTIMATE's Wiliam Marinho got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Renan Valladares reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Renan Valladares capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Renan Valladares really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Jailson Fernandez succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 4-0 in the 30th playminute. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renan Valladares in the 34th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Jailson Fernandez sent off a good shot on target. 45 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jailson Fernandez. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jailson Fernandez was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Yuri Pires 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 Jailson Fernandez in the 52nd minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Renan Valladares came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jailson Fernandez in the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 58th minute of play forced MEL - ULTIMATE's goalkeeper Henrique Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Pires in the 69th minute of play. Jailson Fernandez hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Henrique Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by MEL - ULTIMATE'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. 90 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Jailson Fernandez came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henrique Arruda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Pires in the 95th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. MEL - ULTIMATE fully deserved thier win.