Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 3 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Pau Doku came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes in the game Guillermo Mariano did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Tomas Illescas. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pau Doku in the 12th minute of play. If Pau Doku had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th minute Pau Doku 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 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amava Pintos having to interfere. When Tales da Rocha fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pragmáticos 1903's protests and gave Tales da Rocha a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Pragmáticos 1903 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tales da Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Pau Doku 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 Pau Doku was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 26 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Pau Doku came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amava Pintos having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pau Doku, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pau Doku in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro Paulo Chaves took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 44th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pau Doku made a kick off. Pau Doku recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 57th match minute, Pragmáticos 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulysses Almeida to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Pau Doku kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 0-3 in the 63 minute of play. In the 70th minute, one of Venezuela:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Venezuela. When Perivaldo Nogueira fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pragmáticos 1903's protests and gave Perivaldo Nogueira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th minute, Perivaldo Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Pau Doku stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Pau Doku tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Pragmáticos 1903 booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute of the match Kaká Fenomeno shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Pragmáticos 1903 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaká Fenomeno didn't get a good kick on the ball.