Challenge

S⚽ma S⚽tes C⚽llesium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Ravelli having to interfere. In the 9th minute of the match, Yavuz Bülent İlkim 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. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 15 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Ömer Rıza Belge came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yavuz Bülent İlkim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Angelo Larralde's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelo Larralde helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th minute, one of S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r. Thomas Ravelli had in the 30thth minute some difficulties stopping Tomas Illescas's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Tomas Illescas scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomas Ravelli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Ömer Rıza Belge was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 34th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Wang Rong Jing in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 39th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomas Illescas took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thomas Ravelli. Thomas Ravelli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wang Rong Jing to make the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ömer Rıza Belge in the 52nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Ömer Rıza Belge stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Ömer Rıza Belge tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wang Rong Jing in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Yavuz Bülent İlkim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 62nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wang Rong Jing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th 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 67 minutes of play, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Ömer Rıza Belge made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Jose Correa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 87 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Wang Rong Jing came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ömer Rıza Belge in the 96th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 98th match minute, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mümin Ersezen to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r were the better team. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.