Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodrigo Ixaka got the match started through his kick off. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 5 minutes into the game, BeBeDoReS EnTrEnaDoS's Antonio Fernandez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Rodrigo Ixaka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Epifanio Fernandez in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosendo Rivero in the 25th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Epifanio Fernandez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Epifanio Fernandez made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Epifanio Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 52nd minute of play. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 55th minute Jose Correa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Epifanio Fernandez 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 63rd minute. Epifanio Fernandez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 65 minutes of play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Epifanio Fernandez was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 75 minutes, Guillermo Mariano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillermo Mariano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 77th minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Epifanio Fernandez. BeBeDoReS EnTrEnaDoS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. After a defensive mix-up in BeBeDoReS EnTrEnaDoS's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Epifanio Fernandez came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Epifanio Fernandez came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. But to his dismay, Tomas Illescas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 88th minute of play forced BeBeDoReS EnTrEnaDoS's goalkeeper Epifanio Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Epifanio Fernandez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 98 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Epifanio Fernandez. BeBeDoReS EnTrEnaDoS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. Venezuela's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.