Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Abandon All Hope's Ye Hong. But to his dismay, Ye Hong quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, Michal Arendarski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michal Arendarski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Michal Arendarski took the ball and in the 11 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 0-3. In the 15th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Sang Qing, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 17 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jiang Sang Qing who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Abandon All Hope's Jiang Sang Qing to fire away a dangerous shot which Jonathan Ferrant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ye Hong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Meng Yan Jing. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute, Michal Arendarski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Gilbert Gorzkiewicz struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abandon All Hope. 35 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Meng Yan Jing. Abandon All Hope's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. With a little luck, Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Arendarski in the 41st minute of the match. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Abandon All Hope's Fu Wei Di got a free kick in the 47th minute. The Venezuela players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Abandon All Hope were winning 1-4.

After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute, Dedê de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Abandon All Hope booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Arendarski in the 62nd minute of the match. Meng Yan Jing 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 63rd minute. In the 64th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Meng Yan Jing made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 70th minute of play. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Yan Jing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Abandon All Hope's Cristo Uchiha got a free kick in the 75th minute. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 85th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas, in the 85th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Fu Wei Di kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Arendarski came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Abandon All Hope left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Venezuela.