Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Ahmet Paşa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Paşa in the 8th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cordario Encina was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. April 25 SC's Leon Goretzka managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Guillermo Mariano in the 16 minute of the game. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmet Paşa in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi in the 20th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Ahmet Paşa 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 Ahmet Paşa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 32 minutes, Tomas Illescas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the April 25 SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 34 minutes into the game, Jonathan Venegas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave April 25 SC the free kick. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi scored 0-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the game, April 25 SC's Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi 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, 0-3. After 40 played minutes April 25 SC got a freekick which was hit by Louis Alcantara. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Paşa in the 41st minute of the match. After 45 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gaos. In the 46th minute Ahmet Paşa 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi in the 51st minute of play. Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi 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. April 25 SC made a substitution. Long Dong replaced Kucandana Fastergaard. April 25 SC made a substitution. José Rivera replaced Ahmet Paşa. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Rivera in the 59th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The April 25 SC fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when April 25 SC's José Rivera looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 70 minutes into the game, Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. April 25 SC's attentive Leon Goretzka managed to snatch the ball when Guillermo Mariano made a throw-in in the 75th minute of the game. José Rivera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Rivera got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cordario Encina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 78th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, April 25 SC's José Rivera dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. In the 94th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. April 25 SC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.