Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Codruț Domuță kicked off to start the match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristi Şuţu in the 3rd minute of play. In the 8th minute, Baycan Özgurel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tuna İrfan made in the 10th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Abdurrahim Tunçkan. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camilo Gaos during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Camilo Gaos got a free kick in the 10th minute. Jonathan Ferrant didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ahmet Demir went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 14th minute Codruț Domuță 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. Turan Uluçam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 19th minute. 21 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Turan Uluçam made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 24th match minute, COLDPLAY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baycan Özgurel to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of COLDPLAY booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Mina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codruț Domuță, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Codruț Domuță in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lütfi Özil in the 35th minute of the match. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 45 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Codruț Domuță came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codruț Domuță in the 52nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Tuna İrfan made in the 56th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Abdurrahim Tunçkan. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. COLDPLAY's Hakkı Devrim Tuğrul was substituted for Lütfi Özil. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hakkı Devrim Tuğrul in the 76th minute. Turan Uluçam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Turan Uluçam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hakkı Devrim Tuğrul during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Venezuela booed when COLDPLAY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakkı Devrim Tuğrul didn't get a good kick on the ball. Venezuela's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.