Challenge

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th 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. Qin Ang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Hendrik Saarberg got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jose Correa's late challenge caught a Internacional de Lisboa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Correa helped the player get up and apologised. After 19 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Camilo Gaos charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Gaos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Internacional de Lisboa booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gaos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Alves in the 26th minute of play. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Internacional de Lisboa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Alves in the 30th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Samuel Aires got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Ferrant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jonathan Ferrant didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Internacional de Lisboa's Jan Hendrik Saarberg shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abel Alves in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Alves in the 44th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Serafim Carreira heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 48th minute, Abel Alves 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. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Abel Alves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by António Pimentel, made in the 55th minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Alves in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Jan Hendrik Saarberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Hendrik Saarberg came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Abel Alves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Abel Alves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jan Hendrik Saarberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Alex Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Hendrik Saarberg in the 82nd minute of play. Jiří Mrzena took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Serafim Carreira charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serafim Carreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Serafim Carreira hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After 95 played minutes Internacional de Lisboa got a freekick which was hit by Artur Lage. Internacional de Lisboa walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.