Challenge

Bumba Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Afonso da Rocha started the match with the kick off. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Afonso da Rocha in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the match, ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Puig came free, but Ersen Bumba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute Lautaro Puig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ersen Bumba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Ersen Bumba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexander Carballo charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexander Carballo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 19 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Carballo. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Burak Bumba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benito Sanz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 26thth minute of the game Afonso da Rocha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso da Rocha got free with Benito Sanz in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Juan Rubio fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Juan Rubio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Rubio to maneuver through the defense. Burak Bumba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th match minute, ☆BumbAAlacati☆ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Üzeyir Somer to maneuver through the defense. Eliseo Noboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso da Rocha in the 41st minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Axel Tasis made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Afonso da Rocha 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 some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Afonso da Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. The Costa Rica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benito Sanz should have stopped the shot. 58 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Tansu Erdursun came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Afonso da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso da Rocha in the 62nd minute of the match. ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Ersen Bumba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save ☆BumbAAlacati☆ from getting a goal against them. Tansu Erdursun scored 3-0 in the 75th 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. In the 78th minute of the match, Axel Tasis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ersen Bumba saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 81st match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Puig to maneuver through the defense. Aaron Alcocer hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Afonso da Rocha in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Sanz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tansu Erdursun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.