Challenge

MaviAtes
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. 4 minutes into the match, MaviAteşSK's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Isidoro Gelmiro 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 Aytunç Kuter in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Behzat Altuncuoğlu in the 6th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaudencio Jerrald, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Kevin Zapatero charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kevin Zapatero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, one of MaviAteşSK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for MaviAteşSK. MaviAteşSK:s Isidoro Gelmiro showed great skill when he stopped Joel Gaona:s penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaudencio Jerrald in the 12th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Aytunç Kuter came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Waclaw Hajder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Isidoro Gelmiro skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aytunç Kuter in the 19th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Behzat Altuncuoğlu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In the 21st match minute, MaviAteşSK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aytunç Kuter to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Behzat Altuncuoğlu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Behzat Altuncuoğlu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Dante Lacasa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 29th 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. 32 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Isidoro Gelmiro 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 Aytunç Kuter, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. A collision led to MaviAteşSK getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Ünal Özaltuğ hit a great ball. The MaviAteşSK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Behzat Altuncuoğlu made the kick off in the second half. Isidoro Gelmiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of play forced MaviAteşSK's goalkeeper Isidoro Gelmiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isidoro Gelmiro came out and tried to block the shot, but Alberto Tafalla slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 61st minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 65 minutes into the game, when Luca Rouco put in a rough tackle. 70 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Behzat Altuncuoğlu came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute Behzat Altuncuoğlu 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Behzat Altuncuoğlu in the 73rd minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Behzat Altuncuoğlu in the 76th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aytunç Kuter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MaviAteşSK's Isidoro Gelmiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save MaviAteşSK from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by MaviAteşSK's Behzat Altuncuoğlu. But to his dismay, Behzat Altuncuoğlu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.