Challenge

Imperial
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. Colombo A.C.'s attentive Adrien Caillol managed to snatch the ball when Leonardo Leoz made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. A collision led to Colombo A.C. getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Şehzade Faydalı hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Burufski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombo A.C.'s Ali Nejat Özertem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Luca Zorita hit a great ball. Joel Gaona scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ali Nejat Özertem, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Colombo A.C.'s Ali Nejat Özertem 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. 24 minutes into the match, Colombo A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ali Nejat Özertem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Ricardinho Dantas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 30th minute, Giovani Mendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Nejat Özertem 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 33rd minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michal Burufski, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Mexico's goalie and right to Maksymilian Polkoski. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Mexico's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardinho Dantas in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. In the 44th match minute, Colombo A.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maksymilian Polkoski to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the match, Colombo A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ali Nejat Özertem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Colombo A.C. getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Michal Burufski hit a great ball.

53 minutes into the match, Colombo A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ali Nejat Özertem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Colombo A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Ali Nejat Özertem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Colombo A.C.'s zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Nejat Özertem 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 61st 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. Colombo A.C. made a substitution. Aitor Cintron replaced Ricardinho Dantas. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Macos Graciani hit a great ball. Alan de Queiroz was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 66th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 72nd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Nejat Özertem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Colombo A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Ali Nejat Özertem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrien Caillol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Facundo Cadaval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ali Nejat Özertem 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 81st minute. In the 83rd minute Michal Burufski 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. Lautaro Mancebo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Ali Nejat Özertem skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Colombo A.C.'s Ali Nejat Özertem proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Colombo A.C. from getting a goal against them. 86 minutes into the match, Colombo A.C.'s goalkeeper Ali Nejat Özertem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Facundo Cadaval. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aitor Cintron in the 90th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Ali Nejat Özertem. Colombo A.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Mexico played a much better game than Colombo A.C. and deserved their victory. The Colombo A.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.