Challenge

Keşan Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ahmet Hakan Akçay made the kick off and thus started the match. nRdLiFe's Meng Ke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 2nd minute of play. Mexico's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Dündar Ozansu scored to the left of an out of position Dante Lacasa, making the score, 1-0. In the 9th minute Alim Karaman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Meng Ke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Meng Ke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 13th minute of the match. Meng Ke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of play. In the 18th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Ke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. nRdLiFe's Meng Ke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 23rd minute of play. In the 27th minute, Joel Gaona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 29th minute, Joel Gaona 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: 1-2. nRdLiFe's Meng Ke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Meng Ke. Meng Ke dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Orhan Toycan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Meng Ke 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 37th minute. 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 38th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dündar Ozansu. With his leg Dante Lacasa managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when nRdLiFe's Ahmet Hakan Akçay fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Meng Ke successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 52nd minute Panagiotis Savvas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Meng Ke read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo had several of the nRdLiFe's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 56 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-4 score and a disappointed Meng Ke as he didn't even see the shot coming. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dündar Ozansu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dündar Ozansu in the 62nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Alberto Tafalla kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Meng Ke. That made the score 2-5 in the 63 minute of play. In the 66th minute, Ahmet Orhan Toycan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. In the 72nd minute, Panagiotis Savvas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Mexico's Joel Gaona dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-6. Meng Ke made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Orhan Toycan in the 81st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Felix Luque got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 86 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Meng Ke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Facundo Cadaval was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave nRdLiFe the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 87th minute. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dündar Ozansu's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Orhan Toycan in the 90th minute of play. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dündar Ozansu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94thth minute of the game Dündar Ozansu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Mexico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.