Challenge

BOZKURT Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when José Luis Esparza sent off a good shot on target. After 4 played minutes TÜRKİSTAN 61 got a freekick which was hit by Mario Veevo. 8 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by İslam Yerel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of play forced TÜRKİSTAN 61's goalkeeper Derman Akdağ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in TÜRKİSTAN 61's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Derman Akdağ came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Derman Akdağ 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 24th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of TÜRKİSTAN 61's Derman Akdağ. Derman Akdağ was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Derman Akdağ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Mario Veevo 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. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mario Veevo went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hacı Ali Ulunay in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Derman Akdağ was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 65 minutes into the match, TÜRKİSTAN 61's goalkeeper Derman Akdağ had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Derman Akdağ made a huge save. Derman Akdağ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 67th minute of the match. Derman Akdağ made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 70th minute. TÜRKİSTAN 61's Derman Akdağ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 71st minute of play. Hafız Abanoz charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hafız Abanoz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hafız Abanoz kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Mancebo to maneuver through the defense. TÜRKİSTAN 61's Şimşek Hacısalihoğlu was substituted for Hacı Ali Ulunay. Lautaro Mancebo hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute of the match Şimşek Hacısalihoğlu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dante Lacasa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Facundo Cadaval got free with Derman Akdağ in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute, Mario Veevo 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. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Derman Akdağ having to make a save. Mexico's Luca Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Yong Xu in the 95th minute of play.