Challenge

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luis Cazalla during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Luis Cazalla hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the match, Kevin Mastache had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arda Göksel Yalman. Bozkurt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kevin Mastache was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 11 minutes into the game, Bozkurt's Kai Havertz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Arda Göksel Yalman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 17th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Bozkurt's Kai Havertz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-1 after 20 minutes of play. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kai Havertz in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute Bozkurt were awarded a corner. Philippe Albert went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Bozkurt's corner Philippe Albert fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Carballar in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arda Göksel Yalman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 39th minute of play forced Bozkurt's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Yalman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enes Cantürk was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 46 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the game, one of Bozkurt:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 48th minute there was a penalty for Colombia. Axel Montenegro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arda Göksel Yalman. 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Arda Göksel Yalman made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. Arda Göksel Yalman didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 55th minute, which inside left pole to 2-3. Kevin Mastache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arda Göksel Yalman having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdi Kadıoğlu in the 62nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bozkurt's Muhammet Çetinel was substituted for Tomasz Laskowski. Bozkurt made a substitution. Mustafa Hakan Sufi replaced Kai Havertz. Antonio Indiano kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Antonio Indiano kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Muhammet Çetinel hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Arda Göksel Yalman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santino Seco went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. Ive Tobbackers's late challenge caught a Colombia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ive Tobbackers helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bozkurt's Ive Tobbackers got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Arda Göksel Yalman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 85th minute of play. Ignacio Mastache didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 88th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Ignacio Mastache ran dejectedly back to his position. Arda Göksel Yalman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abram Secada showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 91 minute of play. In the 95th minute, Santino Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ignacio Mastache who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 97thth minute tested the skills of Arda Göksel Yalman when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Colombia's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.