Challenge

Trabzon Yavuz Selim
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Alp Atasoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alp Atasoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mao Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Karadeniz Fırtınası's Alp Atasoy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 15th minute of play. Alp Atasoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Cadaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dovydas Buožius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Mao Yi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dante Lacasa. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 33rd minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Karadeniz Fırtınası'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. After a defensive mix-up in Karadeniz Fırtınası's zone, Luca Rouco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alp Atasoy came out of the goal and Luca Rouco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 39 minutes Karadeniz Fırtınası's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. Mexico's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Xesus Reyes scored to the left of an out of position Dante Lacasa, making the score, 2-0. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haydar Salim in the 46th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mao Yi made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Xesus Reyes came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haydar Salim in the 59th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hıdır Batıhan in the 62nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Xesus Reyes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hıdır Batıhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xesus Reyes, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Karadeniz Fırtınası's Alp Atasoy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 86th minute of play. Alp Atasoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 87th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mao Yi in the 89th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xesus Reyes in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mao Yi in the 91st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Alberto Tafalla took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Alp Atasoy to make any attempt to save it. Mexico's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.