Challenge

HAS FUTBOL STADYUMU
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Futbol Sevenler Kulübü getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Jacek Zielinski hit a great ball. Mert Günok showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Jarkko Laatikainen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 8th minute of play forced Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's goalkeeper Mert Günok to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 9th minute. After 11 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mert Günok was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Özgür Özbek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Özgür Özbek didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-1 via right post in the game's 22nd minute. Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Futbol Sevenler Kulübü were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ünal Betik took the corner. Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's Ünal Betik was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of Mexico booed when Futbol Sevenler Kulübü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berkem Mücip didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mert Günok came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's Ünal Betik quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Leonardo Leoz, made in the 38th minute of the game. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mert Günok. Mert Günok 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Özgür Özbek was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 54th minute of play forced Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's goalkeeper Mert Günok to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mert Günok saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Özgür Özbek in the 77th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lupe Bower, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Özgür Özbek came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Alberto Tafalla put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Mert Günok. Lupe Bower kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The Futbol Sevenler Kulübü fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.