Challenge

Rocha Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes in the game Eray İbiş did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Carmelo Barto. Alemdar Yavuzalp who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Jonathan Ferrant when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. After 21 played minutes, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Ted Rijkaard shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alemdar Yavuzalp got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maxi Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 25th minute of play. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maxi Braga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alemdar Yavuzalp's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. After 32 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Secada. Rigoberto Mina's late challenge caught a ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rigoberto Mina helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Venezuela:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚:s goal. In the 35th minute there was a penalty for ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚. Ted Rijkaard stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmund Sand in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 41 minutes into the game, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Alemdar Yavuzalp nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Ciprian Peptan sent off a good shot on target. In the 46th minute, Alemdar Yavuzalp 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 the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The wind increased when Alemdar Yavuzalp made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Carmelo Barto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alemdar Yavuzalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Carmelo Barto 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alemdar Yavuzalp in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alemdar Yavuzalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alemdar Yavuzalp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alemdar Yavuzalp in the 80th minute of play. ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after Venezuela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ted Rijkaard took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Alemdar Yavuzalp managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ted Rijkaard, 87 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Delmar Rodriguez hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmund Sand's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. In the 95th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ had played much better football throughout.