Challenge

Edirne Atatürk Stadı
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Illescas took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 4th minute of play forced AtletikEdirne's goalkeeper Ünal Akbel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ünal Akbel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomas Illescas's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Gilbert Harendarski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 18 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Gilbert Harendarski came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as AtletikEdirne's Batuhan Bilgin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. That made the score 3-0 after 20 minutes of play. Batuhan Bilgin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Ferrant having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Batuhan Bilgin got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Batuhan Bilgin put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Gilbert Harendarski sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Batuhan Bilgin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Batuhan Bilgin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 6-0 in the 36 minute of play. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Ünal Akbel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

The wind increased when Batuhan Bilgin made the kick off in the second half. Jonathan Ferrant came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by AtletikEdirne's Gilbert Harendarski. But to his dismay, Gilbert Harendarski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. AtletikEdirne's Batuhan Bilgin got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Gilbert Harendarski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AtletikEdirne fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Adrian Florei kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Adrian Florei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Illescas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Ünal Akbel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind AtletikEdirne's goalkeeper Ünal Akbel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. AtletikEdirne's Ünal Akbel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save AtletikEdirne from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, AtletikEdirne's Adrian Florei got a free kick in the 76th minute. Batuhan Bilgin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ünal Akbel having to interfere. Tomas Illescas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilbert Harendarski in the 88th minute of play. In the 94th minute of the match Bora Han Öğün sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bora Han Öğün in the 96th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the AtletikEdirne players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.