Challenge

Meserestadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Mesere's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Cai Fei Cheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Luís Gustavo Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute of the match, Luís Gustavo Pimenta got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonathan Ferrant was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mesere's Cai Fei Cheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 25th minute of play. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cai Fei Cheng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Gustavo Pimenta scored 3-0 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Behe Ruisuarez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mesere's supporters rose to their feet, but Behe Ruisuarez 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. Patricio Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cai Fei Cheng having to make a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luís Gustavo Pimenta to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cai Fei Cheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Luís Gustavo Pimenta put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Serafin Cernadas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. Tomas Illescas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Cai Fei Cheng skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 65 minutes into the game, Mesere's Behe Ruisuarez 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, 6-0. Jonathan Venegas was shown his second yellow card after 70 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Jonathan Venegas hit a great ball. After 72 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. In the 78th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. Serafin Cernadas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Edgard Maya made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Behe Ruisuarez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Behe Ruisuarez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Maya in the 86th minute of the match. A collision led to Mesere getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Inko Sagrario hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Mesere's Edgard Maya. But to his dismay, Edgard Maya quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mesere had played much better football throughout.