Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB's Berkin Yalçınkaya started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Orhun Boran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Costa Rica's Axel Tasis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Orhun Boran. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. In the 12th match minute, ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rıfkı Avşaroğlu to maneuver through the defense. Orhun Boran made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Lautaro Puig sent off a good shot on target. Eliseo Noboa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Orhun Boran came out and tried to block the shot, but Eliseo Noboa slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 16th minute. After 29 played minutes ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Bora Han Nasr. With his leg Orhun Boran managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when Costa Rica's Axel Tasis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB's Orhun Boran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 46th minute of play. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anıl Ozan Özgen in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Axel Tasis made a kick off. Berkin Yalçınkaya could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. In the 58th minute, Eliseo Noboa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Costa Rica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After 62 minutes, Juan Rubio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62nd match minute, Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Rubio to maneuver through the defense. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB's Berkin Yalçınkaya. But to his dismay, Berkin Yalçınkaya quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Rıfkı Avşaroğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anıl Ozan Özgen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 93 minutes of play, ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB's Mehmet Akif Emrettin made it 3-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB played a much better game than Costa Rica and deserved their victory. The Costa Rica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.