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Match Report
Excandor Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Giresun United F.K ©'s Kubat Aydınoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Giresun United F.K © booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. After 12 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kubat Aydınoğlu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lautaro Mancebo scored 0-3 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kubat Aydınoğlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Georg Bringtoft sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 29th minute of play forced Giresun United F.K ©'s goalkeeper Kubat Aydınoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Naci Tuncel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Georg Bringtoft, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Kubat Aydınoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 45th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, Alemdar Oykan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dante Lacasa. The goal made the score 1-3.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Georg Bringtoft made a kick off. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kubat Aydınoğlu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. Vidyo Shaprin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Naci Tuncel in the 61st 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 Naci Tuncel in the 63rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Giresun United F.K ©'s zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kubat Aydınoğlu 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 his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Georg Bringtoft, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Giresun United F.K ©'s Ubaldo Matildo Ubakivi was substituted for Georg Bringtoft. Giresun United F.K © made a substitution. Fabian Jablonski replaced Alemdar Oykan. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Kubat Aydınoğlu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkın İcabi in the 74th minute of play. A collision led to Giresun United F.K © getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Enzo Di Cintio hit a great ball. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Kubat Aydınoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Jablonski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. When Giresun United F.K ©'s Ubaldo Matildo Ubakivi, in the 94th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Giresun United F.K ©. Aykut Arslantürk kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The Giresun United F.K © supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mexico's performance. The match ended with a win for Mexico.
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