Challenge

Acilia Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fu Hai Yuan's shot from short distance in the 2nd minute. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Fu Hai Yuan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fu Hai Yuan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kallola Varm, made in the 15th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's Franco Ucci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute of the match Acilia Town got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Diego Tozzi ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 27th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Acilia Town's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fidel Illan thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Ciro Moscatelli, a very annoying self made goal in the 27th minute which led to 2-1. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Moscatelli was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Acilia Town's Fu Hai Yuan got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Diego Tozzi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th 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. In the 41st match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Mina to maneuver through the defense. When Acilia Town's Fu Hai Yuan, in the 46th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Acilia Town. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dieguinho Tande to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Scofield Vinciguerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acilia Town's supporters rose to their feet, but Scofield Vinciguerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th 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. Ciro Moscatelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Venezuela's Jose Correa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diego Tozzi, made in the 60th minute of the game. Acilia Town's Scofield Vinciguerra got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Acilia Town made a substitution. Alvaro Recoba replaced Diego Tozzi. Scofield Vinciguerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dieguinho Tande in the 76th minute of play. Acilia Town's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ovidiu Ciulei in the 77th minute. Ovidiu Ciulei made a great header on Acilia Town's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. After 79 minutes, Patricio Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Acilia Town players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Dieguinho Tande came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Ovidiu Ciulei almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant did a great save. The Acilia Town fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when Acilia Town's Dieguinho Tande looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Acilia Town's Scofield Vinciguerra got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 95th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. Acilia Town's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.