Challenge

SARAY ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Inácio Romero started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant got control of the ball when Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezuela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arif Gaffar Mazlum was slow to take the kick. During this time Saray Spor's players had a chance to rest. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolga Sezen having to interfere. Inácio Romero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Saray Spor's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolga Sezen 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. In the 14th minute, Tomas Illescas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Illescas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tolga Sezen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu in the 22nd minute. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Saray Spor's Inácio Romero ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saray Spor's goalkeeper Tolga Sezen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, Inácio Romero 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. After a defensive mix-up in Saray Spor's zone, Tomas Illescas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolga Sezen 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 was convinced that Tomas Illescas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolga Sezen was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inácio Romero in the 51st minute of play. Alex Chicote hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. A collision led to Saray Spor getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Şehzade Gençyaz hit a great ball. Tolga Sezen made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Illescas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Tolga Sezen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 65th minute of the match Şehzade Gençyaz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu in the 67th minute of play. Salvador Gisbert kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 83rd minute of the game Şehzade Gençyaz made a throw-in which Arif Gaffar Mazlum played forward. When Inácio Romero came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Saray Spor 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 Inácio Romero couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Saray Spor's Şehzade Gençyaz got a free kick in the 87th minute. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Tolga Sezen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Saray Spor's Tolga Sezen got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Saray Spor getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Şehzade Gençyaz hit a great ball. 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 Saray Spor.