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. Şemsettin Geylanoğullarından started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Faruk Ankara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Faruk Ankara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faruk Ankara in the 4th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bahadırhan Demiroğlu made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. 12 minutes into the game, ᴀɴᴛɪᴏᴄʜᴠs ғ•ᴄ's Şemsettin Geylanoğullarından 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, 0-1. Gökmen Koral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şemsettin Geylanoğullarından in the 19th minute of play. When ᴀɴᴛɪᴏᴄʜᴠs ғ•ᴄ's Faruk Ankara in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Şemsettin Geylanoğullarından scored 0-2 in the 27th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şemsettin Geylanoğullarından in the 30th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bahadırhan Demiroğlu made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. 37 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Şemsettin Geylanoğullarından came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gökmen Koral went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ᴀɴᴛɪᴏᴄʜᴠs ғ•ᴄ's goalkeeper Bahadırhan Demiroğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahadırhan Demiroğlu having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. Gökmen Koral hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Bahadırhan Demiroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Patricio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Şemsettin Geylanoğullarından got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faruk Ankara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 67th 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. Bahadırhan Demiroğlu 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 72nd minute. In the 73rd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvador Gisbert to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ᴀɴᴛɪᴏᴄʜᴠs ғ•ᴄ getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Faruk Ankara hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jose Correa got a free kick in the 87th minute. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şemsettin Geylanoğullarından in the 89th minute of the match. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yağızalp Tanbay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Patricio Costa hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Şemsettin Geylanoğullarından got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match was over ᴀɴᴛɪᴏᴄʜᴠs ғ•ᴄ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Venezuela throughout the match.