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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stasio Tokarczyk started the match with the kick off. Stasio Tokarczyk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Jacinto Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stasio Tokarczyk. In the 12th minute, Stasio Tokarczyk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jacinto Navarro 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 14th minute. Braulio Ospin hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. The supporters of Tetes Titans booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gaos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stasio Tokarczyk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stasio Tokarczyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Jacinto Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tetes Titans's Jacinto Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Costa in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Stasio Tokarczyk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Tetes Titans's Stasio Tokarczyk slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 2-0 after 34 minutes of play. Jacinto Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 37th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stasio Tokarczyk in the 38th minute of play. After 42 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Jacinto Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 44th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Stasio Tokarczyk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tetes Titans's supporters rose to their feet, but Stasio Tokarczyk 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. Jacinto Navarro made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert got a free kick in the 58th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Victor Rito stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Victor Rito tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Stasio Tokarczyk sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Tetes Titans fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Tetes Titans's Braulio Ospin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Stefaan Ruelens hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 79th minute, Stasio Tokarczyk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tetes Titans fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Braulio Ospin kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After 82 played minutes, Venezuela's Joshua Secada shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jacinto Navarro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Venezuela reached it. Stasio Tokarczyk struck a weak shot in the 83rd 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 Tetes Titans. After 92 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stasio Tokarczyk who took care of the corner kick. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Tetes Titans fully deserved thier win.