Challenge

Selevkiya Stadyumu
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. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akif Akın in the 8th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Barrionuevo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Mexico booed when ALASKU TSG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aytunç Talaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ALASKU TSG made a substitution. Korkut Yafes replaced Ali Asım Mülayim. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla got a free kick in the 18th minute. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Tunç Akkaya tried to sneak it across the goal line. ALASKU TSG's Francisco Barrionuevo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 22nd minute of play. When Mexico's Joel Gaona in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ALASKU TSG's goalie prevented a goal. Francisco Barrionuevo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by ALASKU TSG's Akif Akın. But to his dismay, Akif Akın quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After having played for 32 minutes, Facundo Cadaval managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Facundo Cadaval was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 42nd minute of play forced ALASKU TSG's goalkeeper Francisco Barrionuevo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 46th 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Tunç Akkaya made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes ALASKU TSG got a freekick which was hit by Boğaçhan İslamoğlu. 52 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francisco Barrionuevo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 54th minute Akif Akın 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. Francisco Barrionuevo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 55th minute. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Akif Akın came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Akif Akın came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tunç Akkaya in the 71st minute of the match. Joel Gaona was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 73rd minute. Mexico's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The ALASKU TSG fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when ALASKU TSG's Tunç Akkaya looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd match minute, ALASKU TSG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akif Akın to maneuver through the defense. Francisco Barrionuevo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 86th minute, ALASKU TSG's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lautaro Mancebo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which Francisco Barrionuevo however easily saved by the left post. ALASKU TSG's attentive Korkut Yafes managed to snatch the ball when Macos Graciani made a throw-in in the 88th minute of the game. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.