Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Axel Tasis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Şafak Açıkalın notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yu Xi scored 0-2 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Murat Akpınar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Yu Xi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Şafak Açıkalın received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute Şafak Açıkalın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 27 minutes, Şafak Açıkalın managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. H E P T A N FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şafak Açıkalın was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yu Xi in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Yu Xi put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. After 30 minutes, Yu Xi made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Murat Akpınar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. H E P T A N FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Atabey Ökten in the 36th minute. Axel Tasis hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Yu Xi scored 0-6 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 47thth minute of the game Yu Xi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yu Xi went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. 55 minutes into the game, Yu Xi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benito Sanz. Yu Xi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Yu Xi took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Benito Sanz to make any attempt to save it. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şafak Açıkalın in the 61st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as H E P T A N FC's Şafak Açıkalın slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benito Sanz. That made the score 0-11 after 67 minutes of play. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when Şafak Açıkalın got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-12. 76 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Şafak Açıkalın came free, but Benito Sanz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Yu Xi could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Benito Sanz however easily saved by the left post. If Murat Akpınar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 91st match minute, H E P T A N FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gürsel Küdüs to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when H E P T A N FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fazlı Nasrullah didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Costa Rica fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. H E P T A N FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.