Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by İslam Yerel in the 4th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind TÜRKİSTAN 61's goalkeeper Derman Akdağ, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Derman Akdağ made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th 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. Derman Akdağ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Derman Akdağ made a huge save. TÜRKİSTAN 61's Derman Akdağ proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save TÜRKİSTAN 61 from getting a goal against them. Derman Akdağ was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lautaro Mancebo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Veevo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Derman Akdağ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Luca Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but TÜRKİSTAN 61's Derman Akdağ did a great save. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Veevo in the 32nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Facundo Cadaval managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Facundo Cadaval was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Derman Akdağ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lautaro Mancebo in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Derman Akdağ, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 39th minute, Xu Yong Xu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 42 played minutes TÜRKİSTAN 61 got a freekick which was hit by Xu Yong Xu. Joel Gaona kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Veevo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Derman Akdağ. Derman Akdağ dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when İslam Yerel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Derman Akdağ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 53rd minute of the match. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Veevo in the 59th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Derman Akdağ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 63rd minute of the match. Derman Akdağ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xu Yong Xu during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd match minute, TÜRKİSTAN 61 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xu Yong Xu to maneuver through the defense. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. The supporters of TÜRKİSTAN 61 booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Luis Esparza scored 2-1 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Xu Yong Xu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Hafız Abanoz kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Derman Akdağ didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Mexico fans cheered their team off the field, for while TÜRKİSTAN 61 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.