Challenge

El Coliseo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Mexico booed when Los up up was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sabahattin Hanönü didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zäfär Güläliyev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 8th minute of play forced Los up up's goalkeeper Zäfär Güläliyev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Los up up's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zäfär Güläliyev came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zäfär Güläliyev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zäfär Güläliyev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 19th minute of play forced Los up up's goalkeeper Zäfär Güläliyev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bren McPhil. After a rather tough play, Los up up's Facundo Tramp got a free kick in the 25th minute. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Zäfär Güläliyev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zäfär Güläliyev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 28th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabahattin Hanönü, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Mexico's Facundo Cadaval pulled a muscle in his back after 31 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After a rather tough play, Los up up's David Rodas got a free kick in the 32nd minute. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Yusuf Altunova tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yusuf Altunova to make the kick off. Adrianinho Thuram hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute Bren McPhil 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 Yusuf Altunova in the 56th minute of play. Sabahattin Hanönü received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luca Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zäfär Güläliyev having to make a save. 64 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zäfär Güläliyev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute, Sabahattin Hanönü made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Zäfär Güläliyev made a huge save. 72 minutes into the match, Los up up's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Zäfär Güläliyev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bren McPhil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zäfär Güläliyev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Sabahattin Hanönü left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los up up fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. 92 minutes into the match, Sabahattin Hanönü had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sabahattin Hanönü was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. After a rather tough play, Los up up's David Rodas got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, Los up up could leave the field as winners, despite Mexico having more of the ball for most of the match.