Challenge

HULKAS ARENA
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Venezuela's Tomas Illescas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 7th 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. Mustafa Barış Tahir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Mustafa Barış Tahir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reis Süvari kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 35th match minute, - HULKAS - was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reis Süvari to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mustafa Barış Tahir was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 44 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Costa. Reis Süvari charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reis Süvari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Bas Ko made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in - HULKAS -'s zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mustafa Barış Tahir came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 54th 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. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Barış Tahir having to interfere. Mustafa Barış Tahir was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Patricio Costa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Patricio Costa really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Mustafa Barış Tahir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 69th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mustafa Barış Tahir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bas Ko charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bas Ko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, - HULKAS -'s Bas Ko got a free kick in the 83rd minute. When Nedim Özarkın fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored - HULKAS -'s protests and gave Nedim Özarkın a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, - HULKAS -'s Nedim Özarkın got a free kick in the 88th minute. Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Mustafa Barış Tahir made a huge save.