Challenge

Hüseyin Avni Aker
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Atıf Işılay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 9th minute Afşar Üke 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. In the 9th minute Afşar Üke 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. Afşar Üke could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Yusuf Bahadır Sönmezalp charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yusuf Bahadır Sönmezalp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yusuf Bahadır Sönmezalp kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Atıf Işılay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute of the match, Afşar Üke 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. 22 minutes into the match, Facundo Cadaval had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Atıf Işılay. Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Facundo Cadaval was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Mancebo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atıf Işılay was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Atıf Işılay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Afşar Üke tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ferman Sadan in the 39th minute. The corner led Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's Ferman Sadan to fire away a dangerous shot which Dante Lacasa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla got a free kick in the 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ferman Sadan got free with Dante Lacasa in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Atıf Işılay didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. In the 61st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferman Sadan in the 62nd minute of play. Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's Atıf Işılay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 63rd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Atıf Işılay firmly grabbed it by the left post. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Semih Utku in the 74th minute of play. After 75 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Zorita. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Atıf Işılay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Atıf Işılay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afşar Üke in the 87th minute of play. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.