Challenge

Keşan 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. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Dündar Ozansu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dündar Ozansu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean-Marc Hidalgo hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Hakan Akçay got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 28 minutes into the game, Songur Mirza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. nRdLiFe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. Songur Mirza hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 29th 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 Meng Ke showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Dündar Ozansu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 2-0. Ahmet Hakan Akçay's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jonathan Ferrant firmly grabbed it by the left post. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dündar Ozansu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dündar Ozansu in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Dündar Ozansu 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. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dündar Ozansu, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After having played for 69 minutes, Dündar Ozansu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. nRdLiFe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dündar Ozansu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Camilo Gaos kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Meng Ke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patricio Costa. In the 78th minute, Jose Correa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, nRdLiFe's Ahmet Hakan Akçay got a free kick in the 79th minute. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by nRdLiFe's Dündar Ozansu. But to his dismay, Dündar Ozansu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after nRdLiFe's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of nRdLiFe's goalie and right to Salvador Gisbert. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. nRdLiFe's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Tomas Illescas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Meng Ke read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Meng Ke in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Ahmet Orhan Toycan 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. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Meng Ke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Meng Ke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There was no doubt that nRdLiFe were the better team. nRdLiFe's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.