Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ahmet Hafiz Akıncıbeyoğlu made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Ahmet Hafiz Akıncıbeyoğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmet Hafiz Akıncıbeyoğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 8th minute Nazım Karahan 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. 17 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Hafiz Akıncıbeyoğlu came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Nazım Karahan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nazım Karahan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Tomas Illescas hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Nazım Karahan came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 32 minutes Mühendisbey's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomas Illescas who took care of the corner kick. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The free kick made by Venezuela's Jonathan Venegas led to a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th 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. Björn Gernberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 38th minute, Esat Ayvazoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Esat Ayvazoğlu 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esat Ayvazoğlu in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mühendisbey's goalkeeper Björn Gernberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute, Tomas Illescas 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. A sloppy throw-in by Hasret Acunalp in the 72nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Venezuela's Patricio Costa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 78th minute of play forced Mühendisbey's goalkeeper Björn Gernberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 80 minutes, Jonathan Ferrant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A sloppy throw-in by Hasret Acunalp in the 82nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Venezuela's Alex Chicote. Guillermo Mariano's late challenge caught a Mühendisbey's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guillermo Mariano helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Guillermo Mariano got a free kick in the 85th minute. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Patricio Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Björn Gernberg having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mühendisbey walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.