Challenge

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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ersen Bumba who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Dante Lacasa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Erdeniz Karadeniz fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's protests and gave Erdeniz Karadeniz a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Erman Kayıhan got a free kick in the 15th minute. A hard shot 36 in the game by Ersen Bumba from a close distance when the talented Dante Lacasa managed to make a qualified save. Mexico's players were relieved. Ersen Bumba in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dante Lacasa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 38th minute, Ersen Bumba made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ersen Bumba in the 56th minute of the match. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Baskın Acem was substituted for Miroslaw Majorski. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erdeniz Karadeniz in the 59th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla came free with the goalkeeper in the 61st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Carlos Baptista could save by the left post. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Numan Afak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Ersen Bumba in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. In the 80th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Joel Gaona hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Burak Demirsoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute of the match Joel Gaona shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carlos Baptista showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 95th minute, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Gani Tuluk seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gani Tuluk the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gani Tuluk had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! Despite being the better team, Mexico failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.