Challenge

KOMPLEK DUTA KRANJI
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gofar Pohan got the match started through his kick off. Camilo Gaos hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Gofar Pohan tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gofar Pohan got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gofar Pohan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. In the 22nd minute Filip Barbosu suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Guillermo Mariano fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Guillermo Mariano a yellow card for diving instead. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Gofar Pohan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 1-0. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Gofar Pohan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bule Amin hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Aras Sophian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Costa in the 30th minute of the match. Aras Sophian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 33rd minute of play. In the 39th minute of the match Tomas Illescas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aras Sophian showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Battal Seyyit Torcan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Illescas to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but Aras Sophian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. When Gofar Pohan came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Kranji Crunchy 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 Gofar Pohan couldn't finish the play. Camilo Gaos made in the 62nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tomas Illescas. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gofar Pohan went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Battal Seyyit Torcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Aras Sophian successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Gofar Pohan 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. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gofar Pohan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Guillermo Mariano in the 85th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kranji Crunchy's Muammer Oytun. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gofar Pohan, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, Patricio Costa 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 92nd match minute, Kranji Crunchy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dian Hatala to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Aras Sophian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kranji Crunchy.