Challenge

Asim Ferhatović Hase
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Arotza Jimenez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arotza Jimenez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. In the 13th minute, Halil Mučalović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Paranaense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Arotza Jimenez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dante Lacasa. That made the score 2-0 in the 23 minute of play. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alex Paranaense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30thth minute of the game Alberto Tafalla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s Alex Paranaense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arotza Jimenez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Arotza Jimenez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of play forced ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s goalkeeper Alex Paranaense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 played minutes ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA► got a freekick which was hit by Arotza Jimenez. Alex Paranaense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alex Paranaense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 44th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arotza Jimenez made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Arotza Jimenez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Paranaense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 56th minute of play. ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s Alex Paranaense proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA► from getting a goal against them. ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s Cüneyt Serafet was substituted for Arotza Jimenez. ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s Braco Kajtaz was substituted for Myles Guy. ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s Nebojša Selmanović was substituted for Januário Severiano. ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s Jockel Theilen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Leonardo Leoz, made in the 86th minute of the game. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Paranaense having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Braco Kajtaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA►'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. When the referee blew the final whistle, ◄R.BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA► could leave the field as winners, despite Mexico having more of the ball for most of the match.