Korabi Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Egon Fehr got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes Ks Korabi got a freekick which was hit by Shaban Alibali. Titouan Meloni 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 6th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. After having played for 9 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 12 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. Joaquim Delgado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Naike Perpiñán sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Ismet Naum tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ismet Naum kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 25th minute of play forced Ks Korabi's goalkeeper Titouan Meloni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 27th minute. Titouan Meloni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 30th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Titouan Meloni. Ks Korabi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 33rd minute of play forced Ks Korabi's goalkeeper Titouan Meloni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 39th minute. The corner led Mexico's Luca Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Titouan Meloni despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 45th minute, Alberto Tafalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 51st minute of play forced Ks Korabi's goalkeeper Titouan Meloni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ks Korabi booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Tafalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 56 played minutes Ks Korabi got a freekick which was hit by Sacit Lütfi. 56 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Titouan Meloni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 59 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naike Perpiñán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Titouan Meloni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remzi Selimi, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 76th minute Naike Perpiñán 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. Ismet Naum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 87 minutes, Naike Perpiñán mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ks Korabi and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ks Korabi getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Naike Perpiñán hit a great ball. Titouan Meloni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 88th minute of play. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Titouan Meloni having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ks Korabi.
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