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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Murat Dogan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gilberto Boone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tirso Isasaga in the 4th minute of play. Gilberto Boone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tirso Isasaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 4 minutes, Gilberto Boone successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Canada's Gilberto Boone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roegelio Igual in the 7th minute of play. Dani Hernández showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murat Dogan, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Dani Hernández showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murat Dogan in the 9th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Murat Dogan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dani Hernández saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dani Hernández showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murat Dogan in the 14th minute of the match. With a little luck, Canada's Gilberto Boone got control of the ball when Dagoberto Moreyre tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gilberto Boone made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Dagoberto Moreyre sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Metin Tekin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dani Hernández was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Gilberto Boone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Fernando Pratto in the 28th minute of play. Gilberto Boone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roegelio Igual, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilberto Boone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dagoberto Moreyre in the 36th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos-Henrique Cabezudo during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Carlos-Henrique Cabezudo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Metin Tekin in the 46th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Dani Hernández to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Juan Fernando Pratto was the one to do the kick off. 50 minutes into the game, Léopold Thomas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Canada's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. In the 50th match minute, Canada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Léopold Thomas to maneuver through the defense. Gilberto Boone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tirso Isasaga in the 51st minute of the match. If Metin Tekin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute Roegelio Igual shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Boone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Canada's Gilberto Boone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dagoberto Moreyre in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Roegelio Igual hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venezuela made a substitution. Serafino Pestaña replaced Roegelio Igual. Canada made a substitution. Wally Guzman replaced Murat Dogan. Venezuela's Peruanton Tamayo was substituted for Juan Fernando Pratto. Roegelio Igual hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After 63 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wally Guzman who took care of the corner kick. Ignazio Corrales took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gilberto Boone. Canada's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 68 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wally Guzman who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Canada's Metin Tekin to fire away a dangerous shot which Dani Hernández despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Dani Hernández stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Metin Tekin's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. After 69 minutes, Metin Tekin made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Dani Hernández tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Metin Tekin kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Gilberto Boone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tirso Isasaga in the 72nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Venezuela's Dani Hernández got control of the ball when Wally Guzman tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 74th minute, Roberts Lewandowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Canada's Gilberto Boone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tirso Isasaga in the 79th minute of play. When Issac Holliday came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Canada 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 Issac Holliday couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Dagoberto Moreyre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilberto Boone was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Metin Tekin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Metin Tekin came free, but Dani Hernández reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Canada's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.