Challenge

El Candelario
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Okanalp Özdil took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Okanalp Özdil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Okanalp Özdil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's attentive Salvador Gisbert managed to snatch the ball when Wieslaw Bielejewski made a throw-in in the 10th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Okanalp Özdil 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. Sabastian Rodriguez charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sabastian Rodriguez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sabastian Rodriguez hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danilo Testa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Okanalp Özdil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Okanalp Özdil might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Okanalp Özdil ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Okanalp Özdil in the 35th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Arnaldo Marquez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Candelaria FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Marquez 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. 39 minutes into the match, Okanalp Özdil notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Okanalp Özdil in the 42nd minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Candelaria FC's Okanalp Özdil. But to his dismay, Okanalp Özdil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Candelaria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jefferson de Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Okanalp Özdil, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The audience was convinced that Okanalp Özdil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Alex Chicote hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Okanalp Özdil in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Okanalp Özdil was slow to take the kick. During this time Candelaria FC's players had a chance to rest. Candelaria FC's Matthijs Dekens was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jonathan Ferrant in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Venezuela! Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Okanalp Özdil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnaldo Marquez hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Alex Chicote made in the 82nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Joshua Secada. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Danilo Testa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 86th minute, Arnaldo Marquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Okanalp Özdil 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. A collision led to Candelaria FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Sabastian Rodriguez hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Candelaria FC.