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Match Report
Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Carlos Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Carlos Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 5th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Rives, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Baptista. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 14 minutes into the match, Ali Numan Afak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Numan Afak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Carlos Baptista made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Rives, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Daniel Rives ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 29th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Alberto Tafalla heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Daniel Rives fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. A nice corner shot did that Luca Rouco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Carlos Baptista quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Numan Afak, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Numan Afak made a kick off. In the 55th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Carlos Baptista managed to reach the ball for a save. The Mexico fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Mexico's Luca Zorita looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Erdeniz Karadeniz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lorenzo Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Emre Mor, 67 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Daniel Rives dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa, 2-3. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carlos Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 80th minute of play. After 86 played minutes ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ got a freekick which was hit by Aras Uçkan. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Numan Afak got free with Dante Lacasa in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alberto Tafalla in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Baptista prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 94th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emre Mor in the 95th minute.
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