Challenge

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yusuf Bahadır Baransel started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Moises Gayoso 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. Boran Gencal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 5th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Bozkurt's Boran Gencal. Boran Gencal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bozkurt's Boran Gencal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 9th minute of play. After some careless play in the Bozkurt defense, Julian Murillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Boran Gencal. The Bozkurt fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Boran Gencal should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Peru booed when Bozkurt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sezer Erendiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boran Gencal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Murillo in the 14th minute of play. After 14 minutes, İbrahim Ethem Kapar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bozkurt and the Peru players grew even worse after the yellow card. İbrahim Ethem Kapar hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 15 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boran Gencal. Bozkurt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After having played for 18 minutes, Julian Murillo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Peru's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julian Murillo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 20 minutes into the match, Peru's Julian Murillo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Boran Gencal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Boran Gencal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Mina in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the game, Yusuf Bahadır Baransel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Rolando Noboa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bozkurt's Boran Gencal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Murillo in the 26th minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, Peru's Julian Murillo made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Boran Gencal was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Julian Murillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bozkurt's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luz Tejedor was slow to take the kick. During this time Peru's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Bozkurt's goalie and right to Eliseo Mina. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Bozkurt's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 36th match minute, Bozkurt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alperen Bozkurt to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute Julian Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boran Gencal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boran Gencal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luz Tejedor in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boran Gencal. Bozkurt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Efraim Gilabert kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Julian Murillo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Peru's Julian Murillo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Boran Gencal. Boran Gencal yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. The crowd rose to their feet as Peru's Julian Murillo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Boran Gencal. That made the score 1-7 after 54 minutes of play. 61 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo notched a goal, 1-9, to the right of Bozkurt's Boran Gencal. Boran Gencal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 64th match minute, Bozkurt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alperen Bozkurt to maneuver through the defense. Julian Murillo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Boran Gencal came out and tried to block the shot, but Julian Murillo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-10 in the 65th minute. Boran Gencal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the game, Julian Murillo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Boran Gencal. Julian Murillo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-11. Peru's Eliseo Mina quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Özbek Betim, made in the 73rd minute of the game. Bozkurt's Boran Gencal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Bozkurt from getting a goal against them. 78 minutes into the match, Julian Murillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boran Gencal. Bozkurt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julian Murillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-12. Boran Gencal was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Julian Murillo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Julian Murillo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-13. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. Peru's Rafael Gallo was substituted for Julian Murillo. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. Rafael Gallo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Boran Gencal came out and tried to block the shot, but Rafael Gallo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-14 in the 91st minute. Peru's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.