Challenge

YAMAN ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kerimhan Azim kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the match, Kerimhan Azim dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa, 1-0. In the 13th minute of the match Yaman Academy® got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Efe Akçay ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Efe Akçay got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dante Lacasa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 14th match minute, Yaman Academy® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theo Hernández to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th 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. In the 18th minute, Kerimhan Azim made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Long Liang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 22nd minute of the match. Long Liang 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 24th minute. In the 26th minute Lautaro Mancebo 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. In the 30th minute Alberto Tafalla 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. 31 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Long Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 33 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Kerimhan Azim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Kerimhan Azim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Long Liang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 47th minute of play forced Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Long Liang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Long Liang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. Leonardo Leoz hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Önder Ünlü kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Yaman Academy® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enes Ortanca to maneuver through the defense. Long Liang made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Long Liang in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Long Liang threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Yaman Academy®'s Long Liang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Yaman Academy® from getting a goal against them. Long Liang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 77th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerimhan Azim in the 81st minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Long Liang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. After 86 played minutes Yaman Academy® got a freekick which was hit by Theo Hernández. After a defensive mix-up in Yaman Academy®'s zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Long Liang came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Long Liang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Yaman Academy® getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Enzo Patxi hit a great ball. The Yaman Academy® support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.