Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Axel Tasis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Batman's Necati Eslem got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 6th match minute, Batman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hıdır Sufi to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Lautaro Puig managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Puig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tayfur Kiner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 15th minute, Görkem İlsev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benito Sanz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Tayfur Kiner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Tasis's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Eliseo Noboa hit a great ball. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Batman's Görkem İlsev. But to his dismay, Görkem İlsev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 31 played minutes Batman got a freekick which was hit by Korcan Özveri. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bahadır Memduh in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute Bahadır Memduh 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. In the 35thth minute of the game Görkem İlsev 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. After 38 played minutes Batman got a freekick which was hit by Sabri Ekabir. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Binali Kutbay, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, Görkem İlsev 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Görkem İlsev made a kick off. Görkem İlsev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Benito Sanz made a huge save. Efrain Moruga lost his temper 54 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 60th minute, Lautaro Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sabri Ekabir hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Bahadır Memduh got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eliseo Noboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Tayfur Kiner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eliseo Noboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 minutes, Alexander Carballo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Batman players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute, Alexander Carballo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 93 minutes, Axel Tasis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Batman players grew even worse after the yellow card. 94 minutes into the match, Binali Kutbay 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 Binali Kutbay this time. In the 95th minute of the match Batman got a corner. Costa Rica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Binali Kutbay ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Costa Rica fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Batman were clearly better and deserved to take the win.