Challenge

ATATÜRK STADİUM
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. In the 4th minute Jairo Lauaxeta 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. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's 胡坚战 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 9th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but 胡坚战 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led to Mexico's Luca Rouco getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 胡坚战 came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 22nd minute of play forced Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's goalkeeper 胡坚战 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronny Rau succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 25th playminute. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's 胡坚战 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 33rd minute of play. Filip Soetemans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In the 39th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 胡坚战 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Fenerbahce ISTANBUL getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Henrik Henriksson hit a great ball. In the 41st minute Jairo Lauaxeta 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. In the 42nd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 45 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which 胡坚战 however easily saved by the left post. Atilla Sayyad charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atilla Sayyad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's attentive Atilla Sayyad managed to snatch the ball when Leonardo Leoz made a throw-in in the 59th minute of the game. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Soetemans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 胡坚战 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After having played for 65 minutes, Jairo Lauaxeta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jairo Lauaxeta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 67 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 胡坚战 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Soetemans in the 74th minute of play. A throw-in in the 81st minute of the game was made by Leonardo Leoz with Lautaro Mancebo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 胡坚战 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 83rd minute of play. When Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's Filip Soetemans in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. 胡坚战 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.