Challenge

AllRaf
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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. Camilo Gaos's late challenge caught a AllRaf EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Camilo Gaos helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. 3 minutes into the match, AllRaf EC's Nuno Gaúcho broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Harri in the 6th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Nuno Gaúcho took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. Nuno Gaúcho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Fernandinho das Neves fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AllRaf EC's protests and gave Fernandinho das Neves a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, AllRaf EC's Fernandinho das Neves got a free kick in the 28th minute. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 35 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Alex Chicote. AllRaf EC's Luizinho Paraibano shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 36th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jonathan Ferrant but with some difficulty. In the 40th minute, Venezuela's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Froilan Harri fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Froilan Harri made a kick off. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Gaúcho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Froilan Harri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Froilan Harri managed to get in a good position for a shot. AllRaf EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Froilan Harri 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. Froilan Harri took the ball and in the 64 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. 67 minutes into the match, AllRaf EC's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Aitor España reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patricio Costa's late challenge caught a AllRaf EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patricio Costa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. AllRaf EC's Froilan Harri got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. During the 72nd minute of the match Fernandinho das Neves completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Fernandinho das Neves a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 73 played minutes AllRaf EC got a freekick which was hit by Fernandinho das Neves. Nuno Gaúcho might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nuno Gaúcho ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 77th minute, Joel da Silveira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AllRaf EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 79th minute of the game Froilan Harri made a throw-in which Nuno Gaúcho played forward. After 84 minutes, Luizinho Paraibano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AllRaf EC and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 84 played minutes AllRaf EC got a freekick which was hit by Luizinho Paraibano. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Venezuela booed when AllRaf EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Gaúcho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute of the match, Patricio Costa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aitor España saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th 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. Aitor España breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. AllRaf EC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.