Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Estevão Reis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leonardo Leoz kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Şenol Akbaba who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Dante Lacasa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 16th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Egun Zapico in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's Egun Zapico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 20th minute of play. Egun Zapico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Messi hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Şenol Akbaba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Alberto Tafalla scored 0-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Egun Zapico, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 39 minutes into the match, ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Egun Zapico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Estevão Reis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şenol Akbaba in the 44th minute of play. The ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. With a little luck, ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's Egun Zapico got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's Egun Zapico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 58th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Egun Zapico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Egun Zapico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 62nd minute of play. Alberto Tafalla spun around in front of the goal 62 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's goal. ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's Burak Orkan was substituted for Şenol Akbaba. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burak Orkan in the 70th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Burak Orkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The audience was convinced that Burak Orkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 81st minute of play forced ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's goalkeeper Egun Zapico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Hakkı Kuthan in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 89th minute of play forced ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's goalkeeper Egun Zapico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Burak Orkan came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mehmet Hakkı Kuthan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Hakkı Kuthan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 95th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Burak Orkan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Burak Orkan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1.