Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 6599 (Terracing: 5599,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Iker Dei made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rahim Sidam in the 4th minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Tevfik Sabri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Astros de México's zone, Veysel Üner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tevfik Sabri came out of the goal and Veysel Üner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute Naim Gencal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tevfik Sabri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iker Dei got free with Duda Viana in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rahim Sidam in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tevfik Sabri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Duda Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Mel, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iker Dei got free with Duda Viana in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julian Mel hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Arif Babürşah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tevfik Sabri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Babürşah came free, but Tevfik Sabri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tevfik Sabri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veysel Üner in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Naim Gencal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tevfik Sabri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th match minute, Astros de México was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Libertad to maneuver through the defense. Mirza Yazargil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 32 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Babürşah came free, but Tevfik Sabri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mirza Yazargil during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Mirza Yazargil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Naim Gencal managed to get in a good position for a shot. HORIZZONT's supporters rose to their feet, but Naim Gencal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tevfik Sabri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Duda Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Quintin in the 36th minute of the match. After 39 played minutes Astros de México got a freekick which was hit by Iker Dei. Tevfik Sabri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rahim Sidam in the 45th minute of play. When HORIZZONT's Rahim Sidam in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Astros de México's goalie prevented a goal. Tevfik Sabri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rahim Sidam in the 47th minute of play. After 47 minutes, Iker Dei mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Astros de México and the HORIZZONT players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Astros de México getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Iker Dei hit a great ball. 49 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goal looked a bit too open when Rahim Sidam came free, but Tevfik Sabri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half HORIZZONT were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rahim Sidam stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Astros de México's Ivan Libertad got a free kick in the 56th minute. After 58 minutes of play Astros de México's Ivan Libertad was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 58 played minutes Astros de México got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Libertad. With an all-out effort, HORIZZONT's Tevfik Sabri threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rahim Sidam, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 67th minute, Rahim Sidam left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HORIZZONT fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Tevfik Sabri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Veysel Üner in the 70th minute. Tevfik Sabri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rahim Sidam's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. The audience was convinced that Rahim Sidam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tevfik Sabri was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 76 minutes into the game, Veysel Üner lined in a short shot 0-5 behind a frustrated Tevfik Sabri. With his leg Tevfik Sabri managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when HORIZZONT's Rahim Sidam fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naim Gencal in the 84th minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Tevfik Sabri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 played minutes Astros de México got a freekick which was hit by Iker Dei. In the 86th minute, Iker Dei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Astros de México's zone, Alpertunga Visali stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tevfik Sabri came out of the goal and Alpertunga Visali tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Astros de México's goalkeeper Tevfik Sabri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alpertunga Visali could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Tevfik Sabri made a huge save. In the 93rd minute Yaşar Akbuğ shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tevfik Sabri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Doğukan Keskinel kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After 97 minutes of play, HORIZZONT's Arif Babürşah made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tevfik Sabri was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Astros de México fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. HORIZZONT were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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