Challenge

Strings Theory
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Ahmet Hamdi Kayıhan started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Lars Waller kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benito Sanz. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. The Big Bang Team Jr.'s Ambrosio Abancens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 12th minute of play. After 13 minutes The Big Bang Team Jr.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Tasis who took care of the corner kick. Axel Tasis made a great header on Costa Rica's corner, it was just that The Big Bang Team Jr.'s Ambrosio Abancens managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 14th minute, Alan Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute, Mauricio Txurio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 22nd minute of play forced The Big Bang Team Jr.'s goalkeeper Ambrosio Abancens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 23 minutes, Lautaro Puig managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Puig was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. The Big Bang Team Jr.'s Lars Waller got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hugo Ferrant made in the 36th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Big Bang Team Jr.'s Mauricio Txurio. The Big Bang Team Jr.'s Ruperto Ekaitz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hugo Ferrant, made in the 38th minute of the game. Eliseo Noboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ambrosio Abancens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ambrosio Abancens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Tasis, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Eliseo Noboa took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ambrosio Abancens. Ambrosio Abancens dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Axel Tasis made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Dimitris Pantelakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Efrain Moruga hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Lars Waller managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Big Bang Team Jr.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Lars Waller 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. 60 minutes into the match, The Big Bang Team Jr.'s goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Noboa came free, but Ambrosio Abancens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eliseo Noboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ambrosio Abancens having to interfere. Ruperto Ekaitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Ahmet Hamdi Kayıhan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Hamdi Kayıhan in the 77th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, The Big Bang Team Jr. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Ponciano to maneuver through the defense. Ahmet Hamdi Kayıhan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benito Sanz having to make a save. The Big Bang Team Jr. made a substitution. Osvaldo Ferrando replaced Ruperto Ekaitz. 87 minutes into the match, The Big Bang Team Jr.'s goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Noboa came free, but Ambrosio Abancens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Eliseo Noboa 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. After 94 minutes of play, The Big Bang Team Jr.'s Lars Waller made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 97 minutes, Osvaldo Ferrando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Big Bang Team Jr.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Osvaldo Ferrando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 98th minute Osvaldo Ferrando 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.