Challenge

Mekân 61
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Axel Tasis got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, 61 PIMMS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jiang Liang to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a free kick in the 6th minute. The long shot by Valentín Montaña in the 7th minute really tested Benito Sanz's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Alexander Carballo hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentín Montaña got free with Benito Sanz in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 11 minutes into the match, Hao Yan Ying had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hao Yan Ying was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 16 minutes into the game, Hao Yan Ying cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nusrettin Tanaltay got free with Benito Sanz in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Costa Rica! Benito Sanz had in the 25thth minute some difficulties stopping Hao Yan Ying's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Hao Yan Ying notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hao Yan Ying, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hao Yan Ying in the 32nd minute of the match. Jiang Liang charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jiang Liang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 33 played minutes 61 PIMMS FC got a freekick which was hit by Jiang Liang. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Hao Yan Ying took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. In the 42nd match minute, 61 PIMMS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Widodo 黄盖 to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute of the match Axel Tasis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Günalp Taştan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Günalp Taştan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Selman Özçelik made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Hao Yan Ying put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. Hao Yan Ying scored 6-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alan Moruga's late challenge caught a 61 PIMMS FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alan Moruga helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Moruga to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute, Jiang Liang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexander Carballo hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Selman Özçelik struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 61 PIMMS FC. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hao Yan Ying in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Eliseo Noboa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Günalp Taştan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Selman Özçelik came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Tasis to maneuver through the defense. 61 PIMMS FC's Selman Özçelik got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Efrain Moruga got a free kick in the 79th minute. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute, Kazuo Tachibana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. 61 PIMMS FC had played much better football throughout.