Challenge

ZENO ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Leonardo Leoz charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonardo Leoz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that John Steinbeck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. When ZENO's Özgür Dilan in 19 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Dante Lacasa guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Steinbeck in the 22nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Coelho kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Steinbeck in the 30th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by John Steinbeck in the 33rd minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baskın Üstünbay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Özgür Dilan, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 55th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franz Kafka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Franz Kafka could save by the left post. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kadir Tümay in the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Franz Kafka saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 64 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when John Steinbeck came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franz Kafka 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 1-1 in the 69 minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Steinbeck in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Lautaro Mancebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franz Kafka was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. ZENO's Franz Kafka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 83rd minute of play. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baskın Üstünbay in the 96th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.