Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yılmaz Veli got the match started through his kick off. When Camilo Gaos fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Camilo Gaos a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Balıkesirspor booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gaos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 3rd minute Şenel Tuğsavan 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. In the 5th minute of the match Balıkesirspor got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Çeliker Orun ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Atilla Kağan Reşit came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Balıkesirspor 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 Atilla Kağan Reşit couldn't finish the play. When Yılmaz Veli came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Balıkesirspor 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 Yılmaz Veli couldn't finish the play. After having played for 18 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Illescas got free with Baki Laçin in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Venegas to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 34 minutes, Yılmaz Veli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balıkesirspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yılmaz Veli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 35 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Yılmaz Veli came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yılmaz Veli in the 38th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yılmaz Veli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Çeliker Orun who took care of the corner kick. Baki Laçin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After 47 played minutes Balıkesirspor got a freekick which was hit by Atilla Kağan Reşit. In the 48th minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Baki Laçin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the game, Necaettin Selçuk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Balıkesirspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. 64 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Şenel Tuğsavan. The audience thought a goal was coming when Atilla Kağan Reşit got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Balıkesirspor's Şenel Tuğsavan got a free kick in the 69th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th 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. Baki Laçin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the match, Balıkesirspor's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Baki Laçin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baki Laçin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Yılmaz Veli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Yılmaz Veli 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. The supporters of Balıkesirspor booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vânderson Pitta went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. In the 90th minute Yılmaz Veli 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. In the 98th minute of the match Balıkesirspor got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Çeliker Orun ran over to the corner to take the kick. Çeliker Orun made a great header on Balıkesirspor's corner, it was just that Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant managed to reach the ball for a save. Balıkesirspor's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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