Challenge

Stadion Jui Kuen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Michal Arendarski took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Fu Wei Di mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Abandon All Hope and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Michal Arendarski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Meng Yan Jing prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After taking down the ball on Venezuela's corner Tomas Illescas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Meng Yan Jing quite easily take care of the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Salvador Gisbert who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salvador Gisbert in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Meng Yan Jing saved Abandon All Hope from getting behind. After 8 minutes, Salvador Gisbert made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 15thth minute of the game Michal Arendarski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Meng Yan Jing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dedê de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. In the 28th minute of the match, Michal Arendarski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Ferrant saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Michal Arendarski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Abandon All Hope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dedê de Castro to maneuver through the defense. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Venezuela fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michal Arendarski in the 57th minute of play. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Venezuela fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Tomas Illescas came free with the goalkeeper in the 65th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Meng Yan Jing could save by the left post. The corner ended in Tomas Illescas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing did a great save. In the 73rd minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Michal Arendarski 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. Dedê de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Abandon All Hope had won after a very even match.