Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Axel Tasis took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Puig got free with Saadettin Başesgi in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Saadettin Başesgi came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Costa Rica's Axel Tasis. But to his dismay, Axel Tasis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After a rather tough play, Eflani SK's Yalçın Dalga got a free kick in the 15th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Eliseo Noboa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliseo Noboa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saadettin Başesgi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Acácio Kafadar fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eflani SK's protests and gave Acácio Kafadar a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Eflani SK's Acácio Kafadar got a free kick in the 25th minute. Axel Tasiss short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Saadettin Başesgi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Tasis in the 33rd minute of play forced Eflani SK's goalkeeper Saadettin Başesgi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Efrain Moruga. When Lautaro Puig came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Costa Rica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Puig couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bektaş Ali Çelenkoğlu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Eflani SK booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexander Carballo didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Acácio Kafadar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Eflani SK's Boğaçhan Ozansoy. But to his dismay, Boğaçhan Ozansoy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 74th match minute, Eflani SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Halil İbrahim Özyuva to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, Lautaro Puig had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saadettin Başesgi. Eflani SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Puig was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acácio Kafadar in the 88th minute of play. Eflani SK's Saadettin Başesgi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Tasis in the 90th minute of play.