Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Raşit Hendekli made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the game, Lautaro Puig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Costa Rica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC MANLE the free kick. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Lautaro Puig hit a great ball. A collision led to FC MANLE getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Berk Gürdal hit a great ball. When Selami Denizer fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC MANLE's protests and gave Selami Denizer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th match minute, FC MANLE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Selami Denizer to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Raşit Hendekli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Sanz was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Costa Rica's Axel Tasis got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamit Aynacıoğlu in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Lautaro Puig hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the game, Axel Tasis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Şadi Turhan. Axel Tasis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 38th minute Axel Tasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şadi Turhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raşit Hendekli in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raşit Hendekli in the 44th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 51st minute Eliseo Noboa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şadi Turhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Şadi Turhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Noboa in the 54th minute of the match. Costa Rica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Tasis in the 55th minute. Aaron Alcocer was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 57th minute of play forced FC MANLE's goalkeeper Şadi Turhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Puig 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. A collision led to FC MANLE getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Ant Koyak hit a great ball. Raşit Hendekli took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 69 minutes into the game, Selami Denizer recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benito Sanz. Selami Denizer showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamit Aynacıoğlu in the 71st minute. Eliseo Noboa charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseo Noboa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eliseo Noboa hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz was a little too slow when Raşit Hendekli got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 1-4. During the 83rd minute of the match Eliseo Noboa completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Eliseo Noboa a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 84 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa. Hamit Aynacıoğlu hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute Axel Tasis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şadi Turhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute Costa Rica were awarded a corner. Axel Tasis went to the cornerflag to take it. FC MANLE's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.