Challenge

ANKARA ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Furkan Çakıroğlu started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eray Parshan in the 7th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of play forced GÖKHAN FK's goalkeeper Zikri Umar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Recep Talha Özil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zikri Umar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Furkan Çakıroğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 21st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Furkan Çakıroğlu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Zikri Umar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 28th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zikri Umar was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Zikri Umar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zikri Umar was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Recep Talha Özil got free with Dante Lacasa in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the GÖKHAN FK defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zikri Umar. The GÖKHAN FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zikri Umar should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, GÖKHAN FK's Oğuzhan Üzer got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After 43 minutes of play, Mexico's Luca Zorita made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zikri Umar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zikri Umar having to interfere. The GÖKHAN FK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Furkan Çakıroğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oğuzhan Üzer charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oğuzhan Üzer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Oğuzhan Üzer kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Zikri Umar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nae Groșan in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute Furkan Çakıroğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Recep Talha Özil came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Furkan Çakıroğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. A collision led to GÖKHAN FK getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Ant Beksan hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Mexico had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.