Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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 Lucílio Figueiras's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8 minutes into the match, Patricio Costa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Renato Vargas, 1-0. Renato Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After 14 minutes Sporting Clube de Gaya's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Tomas Illescas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Renato Vargas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute Lucílio Figueiras 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. Tomas Illescas had several of the Sporting Clube de Gaya's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 20 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Renato Vargas as he didn't even see the shot coming. Virgílio Portugal made in the 28th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Fredy Montero. Silvano Garcez hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Renato Vargas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 33rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucílio Figueiras in the 35th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucílio Figueiras in the 35th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Hats, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Jonathan Venegas charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Venegas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Hats, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmet Koralp Tükel kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina got a free kick in the 44th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucílio Figueiras in the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lucílio Figueiras made the kick off in the second half. If Lucílio Figueiras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Sporting Clube de Gaya'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucílio Figueiras in the 62nd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalkeeper Renato Vargas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manuel Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renato Vargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Clube de Gaya's goalie prevented a goal. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sporting Clube de Gaya's Renato Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 86th minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucílio Figueiras in the 90th minute of play. Renato Vargas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 92nd minute of play. With an all-out effort, Sporting Clube de Gaya's Jonathan Ferrant threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lucílio Figueiras, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 95th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Venezuela's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.