Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vassilis Kopsinis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Guillermo Mariano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Vassilis Kopsinis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. After having played for 10 minutes, Vassilis Kopsinis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AkInCı's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vassilis Kopsinis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 11th minute Vassilis Kopsinis 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. AkInCı's Görkem Melih played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 14th minute of play. If Mehmet Ali Gök had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mehmet Ali Gök scored 0-1 in the 18th 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. 25 minutes into the match, AkInCı's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Görkem Melih reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Mehmet Ali Gök 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 Mehmet Ali Gök was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AkInCı's goalkeeper Görkem Melih, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Görkem Melih having to interfere. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Görkem Melih tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Görkem Melih tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 50th minute of play forced AkInCı's goalkeeper Görkem Melih to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Illescas in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Görkem Melih prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of AkInCı booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Mariano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mehmet Ali Gök fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. When Vassilis Kopsinis came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the AkInCı 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 Vassilis Kopsinis couldn't finish the play. The supporters of AkInCı booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Görkem Melih having to make a save. Jose Correa hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. The supporters of Venezuela booed when AkInCı was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar Ström didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 75 minutes of play, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Görkem Melih was left in no man's land by his defense there! Görkem Melih made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 80th minute of play. Rigoberto Mina's late challenge caught a AkInCı's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rigoberto Mina helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Mina to maneuver through the defense. When AkInCı's Vassilis Kopsinis in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. AkInCı played a much better game than Venezuela and deserved their victory. The Venezuela players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.