Challenge

Arena Eduardo Máximo
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Eleven Young Elephants booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zlatko Zahovič fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. A throw-in in the 11th minute of the game was made by Vilmos Szikora with Fabio Savona as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Severino Bueno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Aaron Tanti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Severino Bueno. Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Patricio Costa fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Patricio Costa a yellow card for diving instead. After 19 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Aaron Tanti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 21st minute of the match. Tomas Illescas made a great header on Venezuela's corner, it was just that Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti managed to reach the ball for a save. Aaron Tanti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 24th minute of play. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. Fabio Savona succeeded in the game's 28th minute to get real power on a long shot . Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 1-0! After 30 minutes, Qu Peng Kang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eleven Young Elephants and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. Patricio Costa was shown his second yellow card after 41 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 42 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Bueno in the 45th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The wind increased when Tomas Illescas made the kick off in the second half. Jose Correa was shown his second yellow card after 51 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 53 minutes into the game, Eleven Young Elephants's Severino Bueno 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, 2-0. When Vilmos Szikora fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eleven Young Elephants's protests and gave Vilmos Szikora a yellow card for diving instead. Venezuela's attentive Tomas Illescas managed to snatch the ball when Vilmos Szikora made a throw-in in the 64th minute of the game. Severino Bueno scored 3-0 in the 71st 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 76 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Bueno in the 78th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Bueno in the 82nd minute of the match. Zlatko Zahovič scored 4-0 in the 85th 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. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Eleven Young Elephants getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Vilmos Szikora hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Carabott, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When Eleven Young Elephants's Severino Bueno in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. In the 96th minute, Severino Bueno made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Eleven Young Elephants were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Venezuela for a fine match.