Challenge

ATATÜRK STADI
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Deivid De Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot. AKÇEŞMESPOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Deivid De Souza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 7 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Tahir Pınarbaşı came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. 13 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Deivid De Souza. In the 24th minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, AKÇEŞMESPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meriç Özsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Dante Lacasa managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when AKÇEŞMESPOR's Meriç Özsen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cláudio Taffarel having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cláudio Taffarel. Cláudio Taffarel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Deivid De Souza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Meriç Özsen to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deivid De Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deivid De Souza in the 63rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cláudio Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Luca Zorita sent off a good shot on target. In the 67th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cláudio Taffarel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 71st minute, Friedrich Nietzsche left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AKÇEŞMESPOR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Friedrich Nietzsche, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 79 minutes in the game, Friedrich Nietzsche dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Hakkı Suhan in the 79th minute of play. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 81st minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Hakkı Suhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Friedrich Nietzsche in the 94th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.