Challenge

YAMAN ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Yaman Academy®'s Kerimhan Azim 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. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Kerimhan Azim sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 8th minute of play forced Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Long Liang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Long Liang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kerimhan Azim got free with Dante Lacasa in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the game, Kerimhan Azim recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa. Kerimhan Azim showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. In the 23rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kerimhan Azim in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 31st minute of play forced Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Long Liang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Long Liang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Cadaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Felix Luque got a free kick in the 39th minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 41st minute. Önder Ünlü received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kerimhan Azim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kerimhan Azim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Liang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Long Liang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Yaman Academy®'s Kerimhan Azim got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Önder Ünlü blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. 77 minutes into the game, Kerimhan Azim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 80th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Long Liang was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Long Liang was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lautaro Mancebo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 80 minute of play. The throw-in from Paulino Maldini in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mexico's Leonardo Leoz. Long Liang made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Kerimhan Azim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yaman Academy®'s supporters rose to their feet, but Kerimhan Azim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yaman Academy®'s Long Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 92nd minute of play. If Kerimhan Azim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Yaman Academy® players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.