Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amaury Hulsen started the match with the kick off. In the 12th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Aca Larroque stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Aca Larroque tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amaury Hulsen in the 15th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amaury Hulsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amaury Hulsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Waldir Gaúcho in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. Waldir Gaúcho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute of the match, Patricio Costa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Waldir Gaúcho saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aca Larroque in the 31st minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amaury Hulsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After having played for 35 minutes, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amaury Hulsen's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonathan Venegas during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldir Gaúcho having to interfere. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th match minute, Valhalla Time was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Täpäl Asadov to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th match minute, Valhalla Time was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Täpäl Asadov to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Amaury Hulsen fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Aca Larroque hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Valhalla Time's Waldir Gaúcho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 67th minute of play. Amaury Hulsen hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. During the 76th minute of the match Jimeno Santo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jimeno Santo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amaury Hulsen in the 84th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th match minute, Valhalla Time was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Best Tek to maneuver through the defense. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 88th 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 Patricio Costa couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldir Gaúcho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 played minutes, Venezuela's Camilo Gaos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Waldir Gaúcho came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Venezuela reached it. Venezuela'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.