Challenge

AVCILAR STADYUMU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) İŞLETME FUTBOL's Selim Özsan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Patricio Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Günalp Ökmen'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. Günalp Ökmen helped the player get up and apologised. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Başar Zişan having to interfere. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Selim Özsan sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Fadıl Bala stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Fadıl Bala tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Noa Lang came free with the goalkeeper in the 16th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jonathan Ferrant could save by the left post. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Selim Özsan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Noa Lang 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. In the 24th minute, Selim Özsan made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The audience was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Başar Zişan was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Noa Lang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Noa Lang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Selim Özsans short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Jonathan Ferrant to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Başar Zişan having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Selim Özsan in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noa Lang in the 45th minute of play. After 46 minutes, Jonathan Venegas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the İŞLETME FUTBOL players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 47 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Venegas. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Tomas Illescas made the kick off in the second half. Patricio Costa succeeded in the game's 52nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. Rigoberto Mina hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute of the match Hakkı Devrim Hedef shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 58 played minutes İŞLETME FUTBOL got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet İlke Beytekin. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 62ndth minute of the game Selim Özsan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Selim Özsan in the 65th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th 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. Başar Zişan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Başar Zişan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in İŞLETME FUTBOL's zone, Patricio Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Başar Zişan came out of the goal and Patricio Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Başar Zişan made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eilif Grønseth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 84 minutes into the game, Noa Lang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eilif Grønseth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Başar Zişan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the İŞLETME FUTBOL players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.