Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alan Van Beets kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 10th minute Alan Van Beets 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. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alan Van Beets in the 13th minute of play. Jose Correa charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Correa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jose Correa kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of El Turco:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Venezuela:s goal. After a long run with the ball, Tomas Illescas did a trick in the 19th minute in front of El Turco's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-0. An impressive performance by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas! Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Turgay Habiboğlu 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 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Turgay Habiboğlu made a huge save. In the 33rd minute, May Kropotov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 35 played minutes El Turco got a freekick which was hit by May Kropotov. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Camilo Gaos hit a great ball. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beşir Şahdar in the 41st minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomas Illescas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alan Van Beets'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 55th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by May Kropotov during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 61 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dmitriy Bumagin. A collision led to El Turco getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ahmet Hamdi Reyyan hit a great ball. The supporters of El Turco booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Venegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alan Van Beets could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. In the 82nd minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Turgay Habiboğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. A collision led to El Turco getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. May Kropotov hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Alan Van Beets managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Turco's supporters rose to their feet, but Alan Van Beets was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Ferrant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute of the match Nunez Suarez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of El Turco booed when Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Correa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Turgay Habiboğlu came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Tomas Illescas. But to his dismay, Tomas Illescas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Venezuela were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of El Turco for a fine match.