Challenge

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Omar Toledo started the match with the kick off. When Belchior Mamatov came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the UPTEXTIL.COM 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 Belchior Mamatov couldn't finish the play. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belchior Mamatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 10th minute, Belchior Mamatov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gabriel Ascaso was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Gabriel Ascaso had great luck who in the 13thth minute grab hold of the ball when Martin Ødegaard from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the last second Gabriel Ascaso throw himself and got hold of the ball when Martin Ødegaard in the 13thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Mateus Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Aranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Martin Ødegaard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UPTEXTIL.COM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Ødegaard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 34th minute of play forced UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Mateus Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vicente Merino took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mateus Cruz. Mateus Cruz 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Ødegaard in the 38th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Spain's Gabriel Ascaso got control of the ball when Cüneyt Berksoy tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute, UPTEXTIL.COM's Cüneyt Berksoy ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. In the 42nd minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the match, Belchior Mamatov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gabriel Ascaso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 45thth minute of the game David Aranda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 46th match minute, Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Merino to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Pontus Hjortberg came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Cüneyt Berksoy made the kick off in the second half. UPTEXTIL.COM's attack was well implemented in the 53rd minute, but when Martin Ødegaard was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Ødegaard in the 54th minute of play. After 55 minutes Spain's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pontus Hjortberg who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Pontus Hjortberg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Spain's Gabriel Ascaso did a great save. 57 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Mateus Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Aranda. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by UPTEXTIL.COM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Omar Toledo was slow to take the kick. During this time Spain's players had a chance to rest. David Aranda made a great header on Spain's corner, it was just that UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz managed to reach the ball for a save. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Aranda in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Aranda in the 65th minute of play forced UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Mateus Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 minutes, Belchior Mamatov made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Spain made a substitution. Carles Cherro replaced Omar Toledo. David Aranda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Mateus Cruz made a huge save. Mateus Cruz made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Carles Cherro sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cüneyt Berksoy in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gabriel Ascaso saved Spain from getting behind. Mateus Cruz was a little too slow when Adria Bielsa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 3-2. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. Spain made a substitution. Pau Herrero replaced David Aranda. Mário Maldini hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Mateus Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carles Cherro. Sergio Ruiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateus Cruz having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Carles Cherro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mateus Cruz. That made the score 3-3 in the 92 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carles Cherro got free with Mateus Cruz in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 97th minute Spain were awarded a corner. Jon Cubero went to the cornerflag to take it. Sergio Ruiz made a great header on Spain's corner, it was just that UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz managed to reach the ball for a save. After 97 minutes, Sergio Ruiz made it 3-4 with a short kick to the right side. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle sounded Spain left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than UPTEXTIL.COM.