Challenge

Cephanelik Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Asım Arif Revnak got the match started through his kick off. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erenay Yaltırak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asım Arif Revnak in the 6th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erenay Yaltırak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hipolito Dalmau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. After some careless play in the Boğazova defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erenay Yaltırak. The Boğazova fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erenay Yaltırak should have stopped the shot. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Boğazova's Asım Arif Revnak in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. Erenay Yaltırak 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 24th minute. Erenay Yaltırak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Joel Gaona got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 33rd minute, Joel Gaona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 36 minutes into the match, Boğazova's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Erenay Yaltırak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Asım Arif Revnak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Boğazova's Maxime Maeijnaerts managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leonardo Leoz in the 41 minute of the game. In the 42nd minute Asım Arif Revnak 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. 45 minutes into the match, Boğazova's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Erenay Yaltırak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Boğazova's Erenay Yaltırak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Boğazova from getting a goal against them. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Dalmau in the 56th minute of play. If Asım Arif Revnak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Boğazova made a substitution. Demirhan İdris replaced Gündüz Erdurmus. In the 61st match minute, Boğazova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kadri Özerol to maneuver through the defense. Maxime Maeijnaerts hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Asım Arif Revnak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Erenay Yaltırak threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alberto Tafalla, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Luca Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 83rd 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 Luca Zorita couldn't finish the play. Erenay Yaltırak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 84th minute. Boğazova's Erenay Yaltırak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Boğazova from getting a goal against them. Boğazova's attentive Maxime Maeijnaerts managed to snatch the ball when Leonardo Leoz made a throw-in in the 88th minute of the game. After 89 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Mancebo. 91 minutes into the game, Enzo Díaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Boğazova's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. In the 94th minute, Kadri Özerol 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. In the 96th minute, Hipolito Dalmau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.