Challenge

Tirana Stadioni
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Akademia Maliqi's Ivón Echavarri made it 1-0 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! 6 minutes in the game Guillermo Mariano did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Tomas Illescas. In the 8th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hakkı Onur Olcay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hakkı Onur Olcay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute Alexandru Nastac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nexhat Zhiva hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Patricio Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hakkı Onur Olcay. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patricio Costa ran back to his position shaking his head. 22 minutes into the game, Durim Ndoja was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Akademia Maliqi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. Alexandru Nastac hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Hakkı Onur Olcay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandru Nastac came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Akademia Maliqi's Alexandru Nastac in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Akademia Maliqi's attentive Emmanuel Urruti managed to snatch the ball when Guillermo Mariano made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Ivón Echavarri capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ivón Echavarri really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Tomas Illescas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Hakkı Onur Olcay made a huge save. Alexandru Nastac took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. After 61 minutes of play, Akademia Maliqi's Alexandru Nastac made it 4-0 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! Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexandru Nastac's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Tomas Illescas took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hakkı Onur Olcay. Hakkı Onur Olcay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Nastac in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Ivón Echavarri got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, Alexandru Nastac had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandru Nastac was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. A collision led to Akademia Maliqi getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Teobald Chrobak hit a great ball. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hakkı Onur Olcay having to interfere. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Tomas Illescas hit a great ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandru Nastac in the 88th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Nastac in the 95th minute of play.