Challenge

Topaltı Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Gürsel Aksel started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. Basmane Texas's Lou Lou managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Salvador Gisbert in the 5 minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Gürsel Aksel sent off a good shot on target. Gürsel Aksel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gürsel Aksel got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute of the match Basmane Texas got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Borys Budarz ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Basmane Texas's Ulvi Gencal getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 25th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Mariano to maneuver through the defense. Gürsel Aksel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Ferrant having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant was a little too slow when Gürsel Aksel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 2-0. 36 minutes into the match, Basmane Texas's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Illescas came free, but Franco Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gürsel Aksel. In the 45th minute of the match Basmane Texas got a corner. Venezuela's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Borys Budarz ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Serkan Kocaman managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Patricio Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serkan Kocaman in the 52nd minute of the match. Serkan Kocaman scored 3-0 in the 52nd 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. After 54 played minutes Basmane Texas got a freekick which was hit by Liviu Marinescu. Lou Lou kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. When Jonathan Venegas fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezuela's protests and gave Jonathan Venegas a yellow card for diving instead. Basmane Texas's Risto Luite was substituted for Liviu Marinescu. After 57 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Venezuela! When Guillermo Mariano fell near the penalty area in the 65th 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. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 65th minute. Gürsel Aksel took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Serkan Kocaman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 75th minute, Gürsel Aksel made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Gürsel Aksel 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. Gürsel Aksel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Serkan Kocaman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 98th minute of play. Basmane Texas's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.