Challenge

Keşan Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meng Ke having to interfere. Vidal Joara hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dündar Ozansu, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Meng Ke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Orhan Toycan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Meng Ke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 17th minute of play. Meng Ke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 20th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Ahmet Orhan Toycan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa. Ahmet Orhan Toycan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by nRdLiFe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Meng Ke quite easily take care of the ball. In the 32nd minute, Reine Dahlqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Meng Ke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Meng Ke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 36th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 40th minute, Joel Gaona 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: 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th 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. Meng Ke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Meng Ke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 48th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dündar Ozansu in the 51st minute of play. Dündar Ozansu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Meng Ke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. nRdLiFe's Meng Ke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save nRdLiFe from getting a goal against them. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Meng Ke made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dündar Ozansu in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Savvas came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lautaro Mancebo in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Meng Ke saved nRdLiFe from getting behind. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Lautaro Mancebo sped through nRdLiFe's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Meng Ke. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Meng Ke firmly grabbed it by the left post. Meng Ke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Ke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Meng Ke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, 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 Panagiotis Savvas, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 82nd 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. In the 85th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Ke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Meng Ke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. After 89 minutes, Alberto Tafalla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the nRdLiFe players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 89 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dündar Ozansu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Meng Ke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than nRdLiFe.