Challenge

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Julian Murillo kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Murillo in the 5th minute of play forced Bozkurt's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Yalman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 played minutes Peru got a freekick which was hit by Emmanuel Reyes. Arda Göksel Yalman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luz Tejedor in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milagros Fraga in the 17th minute of play forced Bozkurt's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Yalman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arda Göksel Yalman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. When Kai Havertz came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Bozkurt fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kai Havertz couldn't finish the play. If Luz Tejedor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kai Havertz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Rolando Noboa made a huge save. In the 41st match minute, Peru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthony Alvarado to maneuver through the defense. Kai Havertz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kai Havertz made a kick off. Arda Göksel Yalman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Murillo in the 52nd minute of the match. Emmanuel Reyes's late challenge caught a Bozkurt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emmanuel Reyes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, Emmanuel Reyes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Bozkurt's Kai Havertz in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Peru's goalie prevented a goal. Bozkurt's Muhammet Çetinel was substituted for Tomasz Laskowski. After 69 played minutes Bozkurt got a freekick which was hit by Orhun Eryaman. Arda Göksel Yalman was a little too slow when Milagros Fraga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 72nd minute. The score was now 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julian Murillo got free with Arda Göksel Yalman in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Peru's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luz Tejedor in the 76th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julian Murillo got free with Arda Göksel Yalman in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arda Göksel Yalman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rolando Noboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emrullah Erboy, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. A collision led to Bozkurt getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Enes Cantürk hit a great ball. Peru made a substitution. Eliseo Alcocer replaced Moises Gayoso. Peru made a substitution. Antonio Tenorio replaced Luz Tejedor. Peru's Rolando Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Hakan Sufi in the 93rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Arda Göksel Yalman successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Peru's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eliseo Mina in the 96th minute. The corner ended in Eliseo Mina almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman did a great save. Peru played a much better game than Bozkurt and deserved their victory. The Bozkurt players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.