Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cumali Kayansel kicked off to start the match. Akşemseddin Erzan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the match, Türk Polis Gücü's goalkeeper Akşemseddin Erzan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. With a little luck, Türk Polis Gücü's Akşemseddin Erzan got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 9 minutes on the clock, Saffet Köklem commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 9th minute, one of Türk Polis Gücü:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Türk Polis Gücü. In the 11th minute there was a penalty for Mexico. Joel Gaona stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Akşemseddin Erzan. 1-0. In the 13th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Akşemseddin Erzan. Türk Polis Gücü's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Lautaro Mancebo scored 3-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Akşemseddin Erzan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Facundo Cadaval dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Akşemseddin Erzan, 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 22nd minute of play forced Türk Polis Gücü's goalkeeper Akşemseddin Erzan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akşemseddin Erzan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 24th minute of play. Türk Polis Gücü's Akşemseddin Erzan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 25th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Joel Gaona took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Akşemseddin Erzan to make any attempt to save it. Akşemseddin Erzan was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Alberto Tafalla capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberto Tafalla really showed his touch with that goal: 6-0. 33 minutes into the match, Türk Polis Gücü's goalkeeper Akşemseddin Erzan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. After 33 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Akşemseddin Erzan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 38th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Türk Polis Gücü's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Alberto Tafalla scored to the left of an out of position Akşemseddin Erzan, making the score, 9-0. Türk Polis Gücü's Akşemseddin Erzan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Türk Polis Gücü from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Luca Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Akşemseddin Erzan was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. 48 minutes into the match, Türk Polis Gücü's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Akşemseddin Erzan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akşemseddin Erzan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Akşemseddin Erzan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 55th minute of play. Akşemseddin Erzan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 57th minute of play. Akşemseddin Erzan 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 60th minute. If Macos Graciani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 67th minute of play forced Türk Polis Gücü's goalkeeper Akşemseddin Erzan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Türk Polis Gücü's Akşemseddin Erzan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akşemseddin Erzan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuri Aras'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. Nuri Aras helped the player get up and apologised. 74 minutes into the match, Türk Polis Gücü's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Akşemseddin Erzan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Akşemseddin Erzan. Türk Polis Gücü's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. 78 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Akşemseddin Erzan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 12-0. In the 81st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akşemseddin Erzan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Türk Polis Gücü's Akşemseddin Erzan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 82nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo put it in 13-0 from a short distance just to the right of Akşemseddin Erzan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 85th minute of play forced Türk Polis Gücü's goalkeeper Akşemseddin Erzan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 88th minute of play forced Türk Polis Gücü's goalkeeper Akşemseddin Erzan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 14-0. After 93 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 15-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Akşemseddin Erzan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Akşemseddin Erzan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 16-0 was the resulting score. Mexico's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.