Challenge

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zbigniew Zatorski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbigniew Zatorski in the 7th minute of play. Davut Altınpınar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Aranda in the 8th minute of the match. Davut Altınpınar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Gabriel Ascaso successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 20th minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davut Altınpınar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arí Furtado in the 24th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Zbigniew Zatorski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Ascaso was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 29 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Davut Altınpınar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Arí Furtado came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- 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 Arí Furtado couldn't finish the play. Davut Altınpınar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davut Altınpınar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Davut Altınpınar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Davut Altınpınar came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Spain's David Aranda. But to his dismay, David Aranda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 46 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Davut Altınpınar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Gabriel Ascaso threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arí Furtado, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After the first half Spain were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Omar Toledo was the one to do the kick off. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Davut Altınpınar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 51st minute of play. Jan Piatek took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. A hard shot 61 in the game by Omar Toledo from a close distance when the talented Davut Altınpınar managed to make a qualified save. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s players were relieved. With his leg Davut Altınpınar managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when Spain's Omar Toledo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 64 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Davut Altınpınar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Toledo. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Kristofer Peck was substituted for Jan Piatek. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Spain's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dobromir Malewicki took the corner. Davut Altınpınar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but David Aranda showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 70 minute of play. Carles Cherro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Davut Altınpınar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. Gabriel Ascaso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kristofer Peck's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Davut Altınpınar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carles Cherro. Davut Altınpınar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Ruiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Kristofer Peck notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Spain's Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 91st minute Kristofer Peck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giovani Luz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 94 minutes into the match. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-:s Davut Altınpınar showed great skill when he stopped Jon Cubero:s penalty. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Davut Altınpınar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Ruiz in the 97th minute of play. When the match was over Spain could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- throughout the match.