Challenge

Iskitler Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Halil Sarıdoğan took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Venezuela's Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iskitler's goalie prevented a goal. 9 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulinho Valadares. Iskitler's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Jose Correa hit a great ball. Halil Sarıdoğan'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. After 14 minutes Venezuela's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ali Ömer Vahdet who took care of the corner kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Venezuela fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! In the 18th minute, Iskitler got a penalty, and Ali Ömer Vahdet placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. In the 21st minute Rareș Andrei 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. Paulinho Valadares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Rareș Andrei 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 33rd minute Rareș Andrei 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 was a little too slow when Halil Sarıdoğan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 2-1. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rareș Andrei in the 37th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rareș Andrei, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Rareș Andrei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patricio Costa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Paulinho Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Halil Sarıdoğan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iskitler's Halil Sarıdoğan challenged an opponent after 60 minutes. The hit was so bad that he suffered a foot injury. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonathan Venegas during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jonathan Venegas kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. The supporters of Iskitler booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Chicote didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was beautiful to see Iskitler's Ali Ömer Vahdet in action when he in the 66th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Jose Correa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Paulinho Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rareș Andrei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cesare Caporale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Venezuela's zone, Mustafa Oğuz Rafiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal and Mustafa Oğuz Rafiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute, Ali Ömer Vahdet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mikail Balısoy hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Iskitler had played much better football throughout.