Challenge

UZUNDÜZ ARENA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mondi Drogba made the kick off and thus started the match. Tayyar Tunay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Atıf Mertoğul tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lautaro Mancebo in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atıf Mertoğul saved ESPİYEM 28 from getting behind. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Korhan Hafi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atıf Mertoğul came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 24th minute, Mondi Drogba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ESPİYEM 28 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 28th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. ESPİYEM 28's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tayyar Tunay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. After 31 played minutes ESPİYEM 28 got a freekick which was hit by Mondi Drogba. Mondi Drogba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 38th minute of play forced ESPİYEM 28's goalkeeper Atıf Mertoğul to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mondi Drogba got free with Dante Lacasa in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Atıf Mertoğul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ESPİYEM 28 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 1-2.

ESPİYEM 28's Atıf Mertoğul proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save ESPİYEM 28 from getting a goal against them. Atıf Mertoğul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 60th minute. Macos Graciani made in the 62nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lautaro Mancebo immediately put the ball in play. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Atıf Mertoğul. That made the score 1-3 after 72 minutes of play. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Atıf Mertoğul made a huge save. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Atıf Mertoğul. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, ESPİYEM 28's Atıf Mertoğul got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 92 minutes, Luca Rouco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the ESPİYEM 28 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball.