Challenge

Çatak Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ertuğrul Dilsuz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Julio Chicote sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mario Fernandino struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Ali Nabi Salik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bolivia. After 14 minutes of play, Bolivia's Eduardo Fontirroig made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ali Nabi Salik was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 30 played minutes Çatak got a freekick which was hit by Zaid İldemir. In the 31st minute of the match Mario Fernandino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Nabi Salik showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Eduardo Fontirroig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ali Nabi Salik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ertuğrul Dilsuz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 43rd minute, Alfredo Ferrant 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mario Fernandino made a kick off. Çatak's Ali Nabi Salik proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Çatak from getting a goal against them. 59 minutes into the match, Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Doğuhan İskenderoğlu came free, but Camilo Freixa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tolgahan Samih during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ali Nabi Salik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Ferrant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Fontirroig might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ali Nabi Salik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eduardo Fontirroig ran back to his position shaking his head. Bolivia were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after Çatak's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mario Fernandino took the corner. In the 94th match minute, Bolivia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso de la Cruz to maneuver through the defense. When Alfonso de la Cruz got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Bolivia. In the 97th minute Ertuğrul Dilsuz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Freixa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Bolivia left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Çatak.