Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Florencio Cordarryl took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Florencio Cordarryl cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 13 minutes, Raimundo Obano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ç Ā M Î Ö Ń Ĕ R Ö Ş and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ç Ā M Î Ö Ń Ĕ R Ö Ş's Raimundo Obano got a free kick in the 13th minute. 邓凌奕 kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Florencio Cordarryl 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. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Hitzeder in the 21st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florencio Cordarryl in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Cordarryl in the 24th minute of play. Jiang Lei made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Ç Ā M Î Ö Ń Ĕ R Ö Ş's Florencio Cordarryl. But to his dismay, Florencio Cordarryl quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 31st minute Florencio Cordarryl 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 41 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Ermegildo Unai, 42 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Cordarryl, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Hitzeder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute Florencio Cordarryl 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Tomas Illescas made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute Florencio Cordarryl 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 made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Florencio Cordarryl sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jiang Lei read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 59thth minute of the game Florencio Cordarryl who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 61 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Tomas Illescas's late challenge caught a Ç Ā M Î Ö Ń Ĕ R Ö Ş's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tomas Illescas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. Florencio Cordarryl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. 90 minutes into the game, Jonathan Venegas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ç Ā M Î Ö Ń Ĕ R Ö Ş the free kick. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. Ç Ā M Î Ö Ń Ĕ R Ö Ş's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.