Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Navigators's Cai Shi Feng 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. In the 2nd minute, Cai Shi Feng left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Navigators fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 5 minutes in the game Atacan Erdemli did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Cai Shi Feng. Cai Shi Feng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Thiago Pliego made a huge save. After 8 minutes, Felipe Laincera mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Navigators and the Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. Felipe Laincera hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 11th minute of play forced Navigators's goalkeeper Yavuz Bülent Akbatu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Cai Shi Feng sent off a good shot on target. Yu Ke Hui's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thiago Pliego firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 25th match minute, Navigators was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlker Uğurhan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Casaus in the 26th minute of play forced Navigators's goalkeeper Yavuz Bülent Akbatu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cai Shi Feng got free with Thiago Pliego in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 31 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Derviş Erva who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Cai Shi Feng got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thanks to some nice moves Yu Ke Hui could shoot a difficult shot in the 44th minute, which Thiago Pliego however easily saved by the left post.

The wind increased when Mariano Lacasa made the kick off in the second half. Guillermo Fontirroig kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Ke Hui in the 56th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yavuz Bülent Akbatu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Casaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Navigators's Yavuz Bülent Akbatu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Navigators from getting a goal against them. Güralp Okanay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Thiago Pliego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Navigators made a substitution. Kostas Kelaidonis replaced Güralp Okanay. In the 73rd minute, Orlando Casaus fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Yavuz Bülent Akbatu, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Ke Hui in the 77th minute of play forced Chile's goalkeeper Thiago Pliego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Pliego stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cai Shi Feng's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. With his leg Yavuz Bülent Akbatu managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Chile's Orlando Casaus fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Navigators's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.