Challenge

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Omar Toledo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Davut Altınpınar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 8th minute of play. When Mauro Quirino fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s protests and gave Mauro Quirino a yellow card for diving instead. After 8 played minutes Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Quirino. 12 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Davut Altınpınar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Spain's zone, Zbigniew Zatorski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Ascaso came out of the goal and Zbigniew Zatorski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th 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. 17 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. 19 minutes into the game, Arí Furtado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gabriel Ascaso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute Omar Toledo 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. 27 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Rabellino came free, but Davut Altınpınar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zbigniew Zatorski got free with Gabriel Ascaso in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 31st minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Davut Altınpınar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Davut Altınpınar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Rabellino, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zbigniew Zatorski got free with Gabriel Ascaso in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Davut Altınpınar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38thth minute of the game Adria Bielsa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Davut Altınpınar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 40th minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Davut Altınpınar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Omar Toledo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Davut Altınpınar. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Omar Toledo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 45th minute, Adria Bielsa made a precise shot to the right of Davut Altınpınar. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zbigniew Zatorski to strike the kick off in the second half. Zbigniew Zatorski scored 2-2 in the 50th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabriel Ascaso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbigniew Zatorski in the 55th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the game, Adria Bielsa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Davut Altınpınar. Adria Bielsa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Kristofer Peck was substituted for Jan Piatek. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Ash Duxbury was substituted for Mauro Quirino. In the 65th minute, Vicente Merino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Davut Altınpınar was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arí Furtado in the 72nd minute of play. If Arí Furtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. Spain made a substitution. Pau Herrero replaced David Aranda. 79 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Kristofer Peck came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carles Cherro in the 82nd minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Davut Altınpınar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Carles Cherro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arí Furtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Davut Altınpınar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Ruiz in the 88th minute of the match. After 89 played minutes Spain got a freekick which was hit by Matias Ferrandis. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Kristofer Peck looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zbigniew Zatorski during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Spain booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zbigniew Zatorski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Spain's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.