Challenge

5 Ocak V.K. Stadyumu
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Illescas got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francesc Totti. After 5 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gianluigi Donnarumma having to make a save. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Francesc Totti could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Jonathan Ferrant however easily saved by the left post. Alex Chicote's late challenge caught a AdanaSpor 2010's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Chicote helped the player get up and apologised. 31 minutes into the game, Karadeniz Elmacıoğlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AdanaSpor 2010's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. The supporters of Venezuela booed when AdanaSpor 2010 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karadeniz Elmacıoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Illescas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francesc Totti in the 43rd minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maura Icardi to make the kick off. After 51 minutes of play AdanaSpor 2010's Karadeniz Elmacıoğlu was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Jose Correa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Gianluigi Donnarumma made a huge save. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francesc Totti's late challenge caught a Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francesc Totti helped the player get up and apologised. Francesc Totti hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, AdanaSpor 2010's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Patricio Costa fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 66th minute, Alesandro Del Piero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes AdanaSpor 2010 got a freekick which was hit by Alesandro Del Piero. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maura Icardi in the 80th 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. Alesandro Del Piero was shown his second yellow card after 81 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 83rd minute, Tomas Illescas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezuela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 85th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. After a defensive mix-up in AdanaSpor 2010's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluigi Donnarumma came out of the goal and Tomas Illescas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Venezuela booed when AdanaSpor 2010 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Yükselir didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Venezuela supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Venezuela would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.