Challenge

Gazze arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abdi Mehmet Kayaer made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 3rd minute of play forced Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's goalkeeper Korkutalp Onkal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Luca Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Korkutalp Onkal quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Sadikköy Erdoğan FK getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Melih Şahan hit a great ball. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Korkutalp Onkal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 6th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Korkutalp Onkal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Melih Şahan came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Melih Şahan hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's Korkutalp Onkal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 20th minute of play. Abdi Mehmet Kayaer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Korkutalp Onkal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 30th minute of play. Abdi Mehmet Kayaer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Korkutalp Onkal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 41st minute of play forced Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's goalkeeper Korkutalp Onkal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Korkutalp Onkal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Gaona during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joel Gaona hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdi Mehmet Kayaer in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Sadikköy Erdoğan FK's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Korkutalp Onkal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Yahya Tezay's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Yahya Tezay helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, Ahmet Yahya Tezay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Ahmet Yahya Tezay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Gaona received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Korkutalp Onkal came out and tried to block the shot, but Joel Gaona slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 74th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Alberto Tafalla slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Korkutalp Onkal. That made the score 0-4 after 80 minutes of play. In the 93rd minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. Orbay Sadir kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sadikköy Erdoğan FK throughout the match.