Challenge

BAKU HANTAM ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Rafael Leão made the kick off and thus started the match. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bela Negara having to interfere. Bela Negara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Bela Negara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bela Negara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Buyung Amiruddin came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bela Negara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bela Negara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buyung Amiruddin in the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Menang Kalah Tawuran were awarded a corner. Romain Moissonnier went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Markus Arwana got free with Dante Lacasa in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bela Negara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 30th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Leão in the 33rd minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Luca Zorita managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 37th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bela Negara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 38th minute. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Alberto Tafalla got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-2. 39 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Rafael Leão 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bela Negara was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Bela Negara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Menang Kalah Tawuran made a substitution. Bondo Peli replaced Abu Gosoc. In the 59th match minute, Menang Kalah Tawuran was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murat Akçakıl to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bela Negara could save by the left post. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Menang Kalah Tawuran's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bela Negara firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bela Negara having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Leão came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Rouco charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Rouco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd minute, Murat Akçakıl made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Many of Mexico's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Mexico may have spent more time on the ball, but Menang Kalah Tawuran were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.