Challenge

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Bancruz F.C's Turgay Hafi 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. 3 minutes into the game, Turgay Hafi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jacobo Nores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Turgay Hafi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Nores was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Bancruz F.C's Turgay Hafi got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Turgay Hafi got free with Jacobo Nores in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jacobo Nores didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Turgay Hafi went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 24th minute Turgay Hafi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Nores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paraguay's Ivan Prats quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Zhelyazko Balakov, made in the 32nd minute of the game. Turgay Hafi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacobo Nores read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bancruz F.C's Carlos Borghi got a free kick in the 40th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Jacobo Nores successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 44th minute, Turgay Hafi made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Nores. Paraguay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. 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 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaime Pardo to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Turgay Hafi in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Nores prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Paraguay's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carlos Borghi was slow to take the kick. During this time Bancruz F.C's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Bancruz F.C's corner Nunez Tano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jacobo Nores quite easily take care of the ball. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Turgay Hafi in the 56th minute of play. Bancruz F.C's Turgay Hafi got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bancruz F.C made a substitution. Andro Konsap replaced Carlos Borghi. Alfonso Tauro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Jacobo Nores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Alfonso Tauro came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Bancruz F.C 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 Alfonso Tauro couldn't finish the play. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çelikan Koçaş, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Çelikan Koçaş scored 7-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacobo Nores, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The throw-in from Jose Sanz in the 81st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bancruz F.C's Carlos Arixo. Çelikan Koçaş blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacobo Nores having to make a save. After 82 minutes, Çelikan Koçaş made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çelikan Koçaş in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çelikan Koçaş in the 87th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Çelikan Koçaş notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Paraguay's Jacobo Nores. Jacobo Nores was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çelikan Koçaş, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Bancruz F.C's Çelikan Koçaş got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bancruz F.C's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.