Challenge

Bumba Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Afonso da Rocha in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. With his leg Benito Sanz managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Afonso da Rocha fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ersen Bumba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Puig in the 7th minute of play. Eliseo Noboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ersen Bumba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Hacı Baykara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ersen Bumba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Puig in the 14th minute of play. 14 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. If Onurhan Akçasu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ersen Bumba having to interfere. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Alexander Carballo hit a great ball. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tansu Erdursun in the 29th minute of play. After 32 minutes, Aaron Alcocer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the ☆BumbAAlacati☆ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aaron Alcocer kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Ersen Bumba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Puig in the 34th minute of play. Lautaro Puig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s Afonso da Rocha got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 52nd minute, Lautaro Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso da Rocha in the 57th minute of play. Ersen Bumba was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Axel Tasis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 62 minute of play. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tansu Erdursun in the 70th minute of play. Mesut Sehriyar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso da Rocha in the 74th minute of the match. Eliseo Noboa charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseo Noboa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eliseo Noboa kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Tansu Erdursun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Noboa came free, but Ersen Bumba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd 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. 93 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. In the 94th minute, Lautaro Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that ☆BumbAAlacati☆ were the better team. ☆BumbAAlacati☆'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.