Challenge

Korabi Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Luca Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Titouan Meloni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Titouan Meloni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Luca Zorita managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Naike Perpiñán sent off a good shot on target. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Titouan Meloni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Luca Zorita scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Titouan Meloni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Titouan Meloni 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 22nd minute. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Titouan Meloni 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Delgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Ks Korabi's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Titouan Meloni came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 34th minute of play forced Ks Korabi's goalkeeper Titouan Meloni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Egon Fehr ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Titouan Meloni having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joaquim Delgado. Sacit Lütfi hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Titouan Meloni skillfully saved the ball. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 46 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Facundo Cadaval. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. When Shefqet Çelaj fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ks Korabi's protests and gave Shefqet Çelaj a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ks Korabi getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Shefqet Çelaj hit a great ball. Titouan Meloni 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 crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Alberto Tafalla slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Titouan Meloni. That made the score 1-2 after 57 minutes of play. After 61 minutes of play, Ks Korabi's Naike Perpiñán made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 67 played minutes Ks Korabi got a freekick which was hit by Zhabir Radici. Ks Korabi's Titouan Meloni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Ks Korabi from getting a goal against them. After 73 minutes Ks Korabi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Titouan Meloni in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remzi Selimi in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ks Korabi's Shaban Alibali got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Titouan Meloni skillfully saved the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 81st minute, which Titouan Meloni however easily saved by the left post. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Titouan Meloni threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luca Zorita, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 85th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Titouan Meloni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Remzi Selimi came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remzi Selimi in the 88th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ks Korabi's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Titouan Meloni came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remzi Selimi in the 92nd minute of the match. Despite being the better team, Mexico failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.