Challenge

KOO Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. In the 6th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halil Utku Evvah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KOO Tigers's Seyfi Akbayrak managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lautaro Mancebo in the 16 minute of the game. KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah. Halil Utku Evvah was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. KOO Tigers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hilmi Onursan in the 26th minute. It was a well-played corner which Lv Lei managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience was convinced that Lv Lei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in KOO Tigers's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Halil Utku Evvah 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. In the 37th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halil Utku Evvah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Halil Utku Evvah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lv Lei stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 52nd minute of play. Meriç Baytekin kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Halil Utku Evvah 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 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 56th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meriç Baytekin in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Seyfi Akbayrak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. KOO Tigers's Désiré Kaká was substituted for Meriç Baytekin. Seyfi Akbayrak kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Lei in the 64th minute of the match. The supporters of Mexico booed when KOO Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hilmi Onursan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Halil Utku Evvah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 70th minute. KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 71st minute of play. Halil Utku Evvah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 88th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by KOO Tigers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Mexico's Luca Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Halil Utku Evvah in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Han Si Lin hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.