Challenge

Gian Maria Volonté
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alvaro Giusto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ziemowit Kinic in the 4th minute of play. Alvaro Giusto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Sanz came out and tried to block the shot, but Alvaro Giusto slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Hüsamettin Civanmert lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Hüsamettin Civanmert capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hüsamettin Civanmert really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Benito Sanz stood somewhat misplaced when Hüsamettin Civanmert came free in front of goal and shot 4-0 to the left of him in the 16 minute. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Alvaro Giusto sped through Costa Rica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. Alvaro Giusto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hüsamettin Civanmert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. 29 minutes into the game, Ziemowit Kinic cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Benito Sanz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st minute Alvaro Giusto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 33 minutes, Ziemowit Kinic managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Michele AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ziemowit Kinic was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ziemowit Kinic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Giusto in the 44th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Hüsamettin Civanmert tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüsamettin Civanmert, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Costa Rica:s Benito Sanz showed great skill when he stopped Ziemowit Kinic:s penalty. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ziemowit Kinic went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. In the 58th minute, Abel Carballo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the match, Hüsamettin Civanmert 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 Hüsamettin Civanmert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. 61 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Ziemowit Kinic came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Efrain Moruga hit a great ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Alvaro Giusto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Michele AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvaro Giusto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dennis Mosca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benito Sanz having to make a save. In the 73rd minute, Alvaro Giusto made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-0. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 12-0 when Hüsamettin Civanmert sped through Costa Rica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hüsamettin Civanmert in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. Hüsamettin Civanmert took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 14-0. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Costa Rica's goalie and right to Alvaro Giusto. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Costa Rica's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Hüsamettin Civanmert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Abel Carballo hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Hüsamettin Civanmert managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Michele AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hüsamettin Civanmert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Sanz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 98 minutes into the match, Hüsamettin Civanmert notched a goal, 15-0, 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.