Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Seyfi Çırakoğlu started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Flamme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Lucian Mărculescu 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 Lucian Mărculescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Patricio Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rafael Flamme having to make a save. If Fabian Foser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Flamme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seyfi Çırakoğlu in the 12th minute of play. Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's Rafael Flamme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern from getting a goal against them. Tomas Illescas in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rafael Flamme, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Shao Xi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Lucian Mărculescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Seyfi Çırakoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rafael Flamme having to make a save. Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's Rafael Flamme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyfi Çırakoğlu in the 24th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyfi Çırakoğlu in the 26th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 27th minute of play forced Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's goalkeeper Rafael Flamme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's Seyfi Çırakoğlu 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 36 minutes into the game, Anaking Skywalker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. Anaking Skywalker hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas made a nice solo performance in the 37th minute, and after some fine dribblings he sent off a powerful shot that went into the goal just inside the left post, 1-2. After 41 minutes, Seyfi Çırakoğlu made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 45 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Seyfi Çırakoğlu came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seyfi Çırakoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Seyfi Çırakoğlu might have been able to make a better finish in the 50th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathan Ferrant. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Seyfi Çırakoğlu ran back to his position shaking his head. Recep Tayyip Orgunalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 52nd match minute, Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torbjörn Asmundsson to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern's goalkeeper Rafael Flamme, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Seyfi Çırakoğlu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jonathan Ferrant firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Shao Xi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Shao Xi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Rafael Flamme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Flamme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seyfi Çırakoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Ferrant was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Seyfi Çırakoğlu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Seyfi Çırakoğlu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. In the 81st minute Seyfi Çırakoğlu 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. After 84 minutes, Torbjörn Asmundsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. Torbjörn Asmundsson kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Rafael Flamme 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 88th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafael Flamme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 92 minutes into the game, Seyfi Çırakoğlu lined in a short shot 1-5 behind a frustrated Jonathan Ferrant. When the match was over Italia.1.FCKaiserslautern could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Venezuela throughout the match.