Challenge

Şükrü Saracoğlu
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Illescas made the kick off which started today's match. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loco Loco in the 5th minute of play. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kristian Martinsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Illescas in the 19th minute of the match. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Fenerbahçe S.K. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qiao Qi Bo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Qiao Qi Bo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Jonathan Ferrant skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th 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. Kristian Martinsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Fenerbahçe S.K. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vadim Izvoreanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41stth minute of the game Tomas Illescas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fenerbahçe S.K.'s Kristian Martinsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 45th minute, Vadim Izvoreanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiao Qi Bo in the 52nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Tomas Illescas could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Kristian Martinsson however easily saved by the left post. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Patricio Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Loco Loco in the 62nd 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. After 65 played minutes Fenerbahçe S.K. got a freekick which was hit by Loco Loco. Kristian Martinsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 67th minute. In the 68th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Qiao Qi Bo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. Loco Loco succeeded in the game's 74th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. When Loco Loco came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Fenerbahçe S.K. 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 Loco Loco couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute, Loco Loco 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. With a little luck, Fenerbahçe S.K.'s Kristian Martinsson got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Vadim Izvoreanu fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fenerbahçe S.K.'s protests and gave Vadim Izvoreanu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th minute, one of Fenerbahçe S.K.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fenerbahçe S.K.. 90 minutes into the match, Qiao Qi Bo 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 Qiao Qi Bo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the Fenerbahçe S.K. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.