Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 唐铮斌 started the match with the kick off. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Hoddevik in the 7th minute of play. After 24 minutes of play, AC Eskisehir's 唐铮斌 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Oliver Hoddevik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu having to make a save. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 唐铮斌 in the 42nd minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Tomas Illescas made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ferhat Kutlutekin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jonathan Ferrant. The goal made the score 0-2. 54 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Hoddevik came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patricio Costa struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Guillermo Mariano hit a great ball. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 72nd minute of play. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Venezuela's Tomas Illescas got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 88th minute of play forced AC Eskisehir's goalkeeper Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Illescas, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The AC Eskisehir supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AC Eskisehir would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.