Challenge

Ruscova
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Omar Toledo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Omar Toledo made a precise shot to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. FC Ruscova's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Çetin Kantürk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Gabriel Ascaso made a huge save. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zachary Snaza in the 14th minute of play. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çetin Kantürk in the 15th minute of play. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute Omar Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed 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 Zachary Snaza in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Omar Toledo in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Helmuth Duckadam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marco Verratti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Verratti in the 35th minute of play. Çetin Kantürk in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gabriel Ascaso, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Israel Jurado's late challenge caught a FC Ruscova's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Israel Jurado helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of Spain:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Ruscova:s goal. Gabriel Ascaso had in the 41stth minute some difficulties stopping Alex Aurelianu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 43 played minutes Spain got a freekick which was hit by David Aranda. In the 48th minute, Omar Toledo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Çetin Kantürk to strike the kick off in the second half. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Helmuth Duckadam had great luck who in the 53rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Omar Toledo from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Omar Toledo might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Helmuth Duckadam. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Omar Toledo ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the FC Ruscova defense, Omar Toledo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. The FC Ruscova fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Helmuth Duckadam should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Spain booed when FC Ruscova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger Romary didn't get a good kick on the ball. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çetin Kantürk in the 62nd minute of play. In the 62nd minute Çetin Kantürk 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. Çetin Kantürk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adria Bielsa in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Helmuth Duckadam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 71stth minute of the game Adria Bielsa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Ruscova's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adria Bielsa was slow to take the kick. During this time Spain's players had a chance to rest. Gabriel Ascaso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zachary Snaza's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachary Snaza, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When FC Ruscova's Zachary Snaza, in the 81st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for FC Ruscova. Spain made a substitution. Pau Herrero replaced David Aranda. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carles Cherro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Helmuth Duckadam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carles Cherro in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Snaza in the 95th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.