Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benito Raphael got the match started through his kick off. Hüsrev Özyay took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erim Beşer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Raphael in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Benito Raphael came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of MR7 booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Illescas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 20 minutes into the game, MR7's Benito Raphael nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 23 minutes, Reşit Şahvar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MR7 and the Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, MR7 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reşit Şahvar to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 26 minutes, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benito Raphael struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MR7. In the 31stth minute of the game Benito Raphael 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. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Raphael in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute Tomas Illescas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erim Beşer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Benito Raphael 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 Benito Raphael was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. Erim Beşer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 52nd minute of the match. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erim Beşer 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 59th minute. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 67th minute. Benito Raphael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Benito Raphael came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the MR7 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 Benito Raphael couldn't finish the play. In the 75th minute, Hüsrev Özyay fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a defensive mix-up in MR7's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erim Beşer 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Oteng Suebu got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erim Beşer came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. But to his dismay, Tomas Illescas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Benito Raphael succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 88th playminute. Tayfun Tümerdem hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The Venezuela supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching MR7's performance. The match ended with a win for MR7.