Challenge

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 6th minute of play. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 12th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ali Vedat Çelikyay. Ali Vedat Çelikyay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ali Vedat Çelikyay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 16th minute of the match. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 22nd minute of play. Lorenzo Cazalla's late challenge caught a Union Y Progreso F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lorenzo Cazalla helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Union Y Progreso F.C. booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ali Vedat Çelikyay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th match minute, Union Y Progreso F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venceslas Pumares to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Ali Vedat Çelikyay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Perez Candana got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Zheng Li in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Santiago Meruendano 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. 40 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Olle Melander came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 41st minute of play forced Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goalkeeper Ali Vedat Çelikyay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Fabio Cordarell in the 43rd minute really tested Dante Lacasa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 45th minute of the match, Zeng Ting Xing got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dante Lacasa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 47 minutes into the match, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Ali Vedat Çelikyay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zeng Ting Xing made a kick off. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 52nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ali Vedat Çelikyay could save by the left post. Ali Vedat Çelikyay was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joel Gaona showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 54 minute of play. With a little luck, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ali Vedat Çelikyay didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 59th minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. Fabio Cordarell hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ali Vedat Çelikyay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Venceslas Pumares in the 68th minute of play. When Leonardo Leoz fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Leonardo Leoz a yellow card for diving instead. Union Y Progreso F.C. made a substitution. Uriel Carrion replaced Santiago Meruendano. After 72 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Leoz. 75 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ali Vedat Çelikyay made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeng Ting Xing in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Union Y Progreso F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sanchez Mendecute to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Carrion in the 83rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Union Y Progreso F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ali Vedat Çelikyay quite easily take care of the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Ali Vedat Çelikyay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zeng Ting Xing took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.