Challenge

Atatürk
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Birvan Spor Kulübü's Antoni Pstrongowski 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. Antoni Pstrongowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henry de Vries having to interfere. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iosif Torouţ was slow to take the kick. During this time Birvan Spor Kulübü's players had a chance to rest. In the 9th match minute, Birvan Spor Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Billström to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Birvan Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Henry de Vries, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 19th minute Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu 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 a rather tough play, Birvan Spor Kulübü's Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute, Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Birvan Spor Kulübü's Vecdi Sulasi got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 33 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 42nd minute, Joshua Secada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. After 55 minutes, Jose Correa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Venezuela and the Birvan Spor Kulübü players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Kubat Rıfat hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 68th 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. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Birvan Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Henry de Vries, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. 75 minutes into the match, Antoni Pstrongowski 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 Antoni Pstrongowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Birvan Spor Kulübü's Tuna Onurad was substituted for Ciprian Mârza. After a rather tough play, Birvan Spor Kulübü's Ahmet Çağrı Sanay got a free kick in the 79th minute. Patricio Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henry de Vries. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patricio Costa ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pankracy Modrzewski in the 88th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 97th minute of the match Birvan Spor Kulübü got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iosif Torouţ ran over to the corner to take the kick. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Birvan Spor Kulübü had won after a very even match.