Challenge

Ali Sami Yen
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Battal Cüneyt Oksu kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Battal Cüneyt Oksu in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 9th minute of play forced Valar morghulis's goalkeeper Rüştü Rencber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rüştü Rencber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Camilo Gaos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute of the match Sancarbey Işıner shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Battal Cüneyt Oksu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 24th match minute, Valar morghulis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabahattin Zati to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Battal Cüneyt Oksu's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Valar morghulis's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gökay Ömür in the 29th minute. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when İsa Fındık got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-1. 30 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Battal Cüneyt Oksu got free with Jonathan Ferrant in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 35 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Battal Cüneyt Oksu in the 36th minute. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Rüştü Rencber didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. Patricio Costa 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. 44 minutes into the game, Ahmet Nedim Ertaş lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Jonathan Ferrant. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Illescas to make the kick off. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Cüneyt Oksu in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Battal Cüneyt Oksu in the 54th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Battal Cüneyt Oksu in the 60th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Mariano. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Nedim Ertaş's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. With a little luck, Valar morghulis's Rüştü Rencber got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsa Fındık in the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Battal Cüneyt Oksu 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. With an all-out effort, Venezuela's Rüştü Rencber threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Patricio Costa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Camilo Gaos hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Gökay Ömür came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Mina to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gökay Ömür, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, İsa Fındık 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 İsa Fındık was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Battal Cüneyt Oksu in the 94th 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. Valar morghulis's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.