Challenge

Estadio Independenci
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 5 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hazım Cilasun's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hazım Cilasun helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th match minute, Rebentala FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hazım Cilasun to maneuver through the defense. Remzi İçten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 13th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hazım Cilasun in the 14th minute. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Emanuel Reno tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 19th minute of play forced Rebentala FC's goalkeeper Remzi İçten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 20th minute. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Rebentala FC's goalkeeper Remzi İçten, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of play forced Rebentala FC's goalkeeper Remzi İçten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Laffitte hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Rebentala FC's Remzi İçten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 44th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kléber Barbosa in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

With a little luck, Rebentala FC's Remzi İçten got control of the ball when Joel Gaona tried to sneak it across the goal line. Remzi İçten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 52nd minute of play. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Remzi İçten made a huge save. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Remzi İçten made a huge save. Lautaro Mancebos short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Remzi İçten to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 57 played minutes Rebentala FC got a freekick which was hit by Dani Stone. Mexico's Joel Gaona shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 58th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Remzi İçten but with some difficulty. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Remzi İçten breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 72 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Remzi İçten, 1-2. Rebentala FC made a substitution. Alberto Veremundo replaced German Asteri. Rebentala FC's Remzi İçten proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Rebentala FC from getting a goal against them. Facundo Cadaval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Remzi İçten made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Reno 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. In the 83rd minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Lautaro Mancebo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Remzi İçten. That made the score 1-3 in the 85 minute of play. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 89th 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 93rd minute of play forced Rebentala FC's goalkeeper Remzi İçten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Remzi İçten made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4.