Challenge

El Coliseo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice moves Bren McPhil could shoot a difficult shot in the 4th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabahattin Hanönü in the 8th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Los up up's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sabahattin Hanönü, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Zäfär Güläliyev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 18th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabahattin Hanönü, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zäfär Güläliyev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 23rd 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 Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Bren McPhil's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dante Lacasa firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Cahya Tomagola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Cahya Tomagola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 31 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cahya Tomagola. Zäfär Güläliyev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zäfär Güläliyev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 36th minute of play forced Los up up's goalkeeper Zäfär Güläliyev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cahya Tomagola in the 38th minute. In the 42nd minute of the match, Cahya Tomagola got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dante Lacasa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Los up up getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. David Rodas hit a great ball. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Zäfär Güläliyev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 45 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. Cahya Tomagola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Rodas went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cahya Tomagola was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Gaona got free with Zäfär Güläliyev in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zäfär Güläliyev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zäfär Güläliyev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. David Rodas, 63 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Sabahattin Hanönü charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sabahattin Hanönü the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sabahattin Hanönü in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Joel Gaona hit a great ball. Zäfär Güläliyev 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 86th minute. Zäfär Güläliyev was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Alberto Tafalla capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberto Tafalla really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabahattin Hanönü, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.