Challenge

ER MEYDANI
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Franciszek Dembowski took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Axel Tasis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseo Noboa during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 6 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa. Benito Sanz made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Ahmet Ege Tokyürek sent off a good shot on target. In the 9th minute, Doru Dobrinescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aaron Alcocer's late challenge caught a TOPAL SOLUCAN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Alcocer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 14th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Alcocer to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute of the match Hakkı Deniz Sadullah shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benito Sanz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Franciszek Dembowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of TOPAL SOLUCAN booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Alcocer didn't get a good kick on the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franciszek Dembowski. 25 minutes into the match, Franciszek Dembowski sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Benito Sanz threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Franciszek Dembowski this time. Axel Tasis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in TOPAL SOLUCAN's zone, Axel Tasis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aşık Arslangiray came out of the goal and Axel Tasis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 30 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmet Ege Tokyürek. In the 31st minute Franciszek Dembowski 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. Alexander Carballo hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Aşık Arslangiray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Tasis in the 37th minute of play. When Franciszek Dembowski came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the TOPAL SOLUCAN 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 Franciszek Dembowski couldn't finish the play. The TOPAL SOLUCAN fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when TOPAL SOLUCAN's Franciszek Dembowski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Axel Tasis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Ege Tokyürek in the 54th minute of play. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franciszek Dembowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Axel Tasis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lautaro Puig recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Juan Rubio fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Juan Rubio a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Juan Rubio hit a great ball. Doru Dobrinescu hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Lautaro Puig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Aşık Arslangiray tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. TOPAL SOLUCAN's Aşık Arslangiray proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save TOPAL SOLUCAN from getting a goal against them. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franciszek Dembowski in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aşık Arslangiray narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aşık Arslangiray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Tasis in the 86th minute. In the 87th match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Carballo to maneuver through the defense. After 88 played minutes, TOPAL SOLUCAN's Franciszek Dembowski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benito Sanz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in TOPAL SOLUCAN reached it. The audience was convinced that Franciszek Dembowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Juan Rubio hit a great ball. There was no doubt that TOPAL SOLUCAN were the better team. TOPAL SOLUCAN's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.