Challenge

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Chile's Mariano Lacasa 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. After a rather tough play, Chile's Orlando Casaus got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Francisco Carballar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Pliego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kai Havertz in the 15th minute. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Kai Havertz sent off a good shot on target. Thiago Pliego was a little too slow when Kai Havertz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-0. 25 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Lacasa came free, but Arda Göksel Yalman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27thth minute of the game Kai Havertz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chile's Thiago Pliego was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Chile's Mariano Lacasa in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bozkurt's goalie prevented a goal. After 33 minutes, Enes Cantürk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bozkurt and the Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, Bozkurt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enes Cantürk to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Bozkurt defense, Mariano Lacasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arda Göksel Yalman. The Bozkurt fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arda Göksel Yalman should have stopped the shot. When Chile's Mariano Lacasa in 40 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Arda Göksel Yalman guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After 40 minutes, Mariano Lacasa made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Chile's zone, Kai Havertz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thiago Pliego came out of the goal and Kai Havertz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Arda Göksel Yalman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Bozkurt from getting a goal against them. 69 minutes into the game, Bozkurt's Kai Havertz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thiago Pliego made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Bozkurt's Muhammet Çetinel was substituted for Tomasz Laskowski. Bozkurt's Mustafa Hakan Sufi was substituted for Kai Havertz. Enes Cantürk kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Emmet McAaron hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 80th minute of play forced Bozkurt's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Yalman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Sufi in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 89th minute of play forced Bozkurt's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Yalman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Emrullah Erboy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. The supporters of Bozkurt booed when Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Carballar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Philippe Albert took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thiago Pliego. Chile's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, Bozkurt could leave the field as winners, despite Chile having more of the ball for most of the match.