Challenge

AKSARAY ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ümit Yalkın kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oğuzhan Sarıaslan got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 12 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Secada. Oğuzhan Sarıaslan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant 16 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC 68AKSARAY's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edmund Rakoski came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of FC 68AKSARAY booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Ümit Yalkın sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Edmund Rakoski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jose Correa charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Correa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC 68AKSARAY's Edmund Rakoski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 45th minute of play. When Yaser Erbatur fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC 68AKSARAY's protests and gave Yaser Erbatur a yellow card for diving instead. In the 48th match minute, FC 68AKSARAY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaser Erbatur to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Oğuzhan Sarıaslan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC 68AKSARAY fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oğuzhan Sarıaslan went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 69th minute, Ümit Yalkın made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. After 74 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. Adrian Larsfält took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oğuzhan Sarıaslan went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Venezuela! Venezuela:s Jonathan Ferrant showed great skill when he stopped Adrian Larsfält:s penalty. After having played for 87 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Edmund Rakoski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 94th minute. 96 minutes into the game, Mücahit Ahid was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC 68AKSARAY's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC 68AKSARAY's Mücahit Ahid got a free kick in the 97th minute.