Challenge

Sürmene Futbol Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Olaf Ciborek took the kick off in the first half of the match. Joel Gaona 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. In the 6th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kuddusî Yalgın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kuddusî Yalgın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 13 minutes Bostanci FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. Kuddusî Yalgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kuddusî Yalgın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 21st minute of play. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kuddusî Yalgın having to interfere. A collision led to Bostanci FK getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Yusuf Tükelay hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 24th minute of play forced Bostanci FK's goalkeeper Kuddusî Yalgın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Bostanci FK defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kuddusî Yalgın. The Bostanci FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kuddusî Yalgın should have stopped the shot. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kuddusî Yalgın having to interfere. Kuddusî Yalgın didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Bostanci FK getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Arif Oğuz Saver hit a great ball. If Lorenzo Cazalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kuddusî Yalgın. Kuddusî Yalgın dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kuddusî Yalgın breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 54th play minute Alberto Tafalla came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Kuddusî Yalgın. 1-4. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Kuddusî Yalgın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 63rd minute of play forced Bostanci FK's goalkeeper Kuddusî Yalgın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 67 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. Bostanci FK's Kuddusî Yalgın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 67th minute of play. Kuddusî Yalgın 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 72nd minute. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 77 minutes, Mehmet Emin Ersezer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bostanci FK and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bostanci FK's Mehmet Emin Ersezer got a free kick in the 77th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Bostanci FK's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Kuddusî Yalgın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Bostanci FK's goalkeeper Kuddusî Yalgın had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. In the 83rd minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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: 1-5. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the match, Bostanci FK's goalkeeper Kuddusî Yalgın had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kuddusî Yalgın having to interfere. Luca Rouco's late challenge caught a Bostanci FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luca Rouco helped the player get up and apologised. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.