Challenge

Anatolia Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. Spas Spitzmüller succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 5th playminute. Aila Van fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Spas Spitzmüller in the 13th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aila Van sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Spas Spitzmüller in the 20th minute. After 21 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. After some careless play in the A.C Barak defense, Tomas Illescas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uğuralp Vasfi. The A.C Barak fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uğuralp Vasfi should have stopped the shot. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spas Spitzmüller in the 27th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spas Spitzmüller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rigoberto Mina was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 34 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Spas Spitzmüller got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 43 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Spas Spitzmüller. A hard shot 44 in the game by Spas Spitzmüller from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Ferrant managed to make a qualified save. Venezuela's players were relieved. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aila Van in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Spas Spitzmüller stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Maura Icardi charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maura Icardi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Maura Icardi kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Spas Spitzmüller's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Through a series of nice moves, Venezuela's Salvador Gisbert on his own came free in the 68th minute of the match and shot 3-2 behind a disappointed Uğuralp Vasfi. When Spas Spitzmüller came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the A.C Barak 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 Spas Spitzmüller couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, A.C Barak's Gu Yin got a free kick in the 73rd minute. If Aila Van had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of A.C Barak booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. A.C Barak's Maura Icardi got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 82nd minute of play forced A.C Barak's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spas Spitzmüller scored 4-2 in the 83rd 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spas Spitzmüller in the 91st minute of play. After 91 minutes of play, A.C Barak's Spas Spitzmüller made it 5-2 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! When Jose Correa fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Jose Correa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venezuela's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.