Challenge

José Sand
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Horácio Garcia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Ogut Ozturk came free, but Emanuel Podgoreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 minutes of play, Turkey's Ogut Ozturk made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuel Podgoreanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tunaydin Aga made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Horácio Garcia sent off a good shot on target. Horácio Garcia scored 1-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tunaydin Aga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 30th minute Turkey were awarded a corner. Doruk Kashani went to the cornerflag to take it. Yves Ayral hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Doruk Kashani came free, but Emanuel Podgoreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's zone, Tosunbey Gulpinar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Podgoreanu came out of the goal and Tosunbey Gulpinar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40th minute Cengiz Aksoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Podgoreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Podgoreanu came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Turkey's Tosunbey Gulpinar. But to his dismay, Tosunbey Gulpinar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Davut Uyanik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Podgoreanu having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Doruk Kashani made the kick off in the second half. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Emanuel Podgoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davut Uyanik in the 54th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Turkey's Davut Uyanik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emanuel Podgoreanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Emanuel Podgoreanu got control of the ball when Cengiz Aksoy tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eusebio Fernendo in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tunaydin Aga saved Turkey from getting behind. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Emanuel Podgoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davut Uyanik in the 72nd minute of play. Tunaydin Aga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Fernendo in the 73rd minute of play. Gaston Ávila charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaston Ávila the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Gaston Ávila got a free kick in the 74th minute. Turkey's Hizir Tezcan was substituted for Taner Baykal. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Jose Gipuzkoa was substituted for Hipolito Misael. Turkey's Gunduzhan Ayik was substituted for Doruk Kashani. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Rosendo Gervaso was substituted for Eusebio Fernendo. 79 minutes into the match, Turkey's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Guter came free, but Tunaydin Aga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Emanuel Podgoreanu got control of the ball when Gunduzhan Ayik tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gunduzhan Ayik got free with Emanuel Podgoreanu in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cengiz Aksoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Emanuel Podgoreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gunduzhan Ayik struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Emanuel Podgoreanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Turkey. In the 93rd minute, Rosendo Gervaso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Acercate Y Patea de Lejos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2.