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HULKAS ARENA
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Engin Akbatu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 5th minute of play forced - HULKAS -'s goalkeeper Ke Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ke Qi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 11 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ke Qi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. - HULKAS -'s Ke Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ke Qi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ke Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 17th minute of play. - HULKAS -'s Ke Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 20th minute of play. After 22 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pontus Granlund who took care of the corner kick. The corner led - HULKAS -'s Pontus Granlund to fire away a dangerous shot which Dante Lacasa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of - HULKAS - booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Leoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Engin Akbatu managed to get in a good position for a shot. - HULKAS -'s supporters rose to their feet, but Engin Akbatu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 28 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ke Qi. - HULKAS -'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Engin Akbatu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Engin Akbatu got free with Dante Lacasa in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ke Qi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Ke Qi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, - HULKAS -'s Lin Shu got a free kick in the 37th minute. 39 minutes in the game, Lautaro Mancebo dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Engin Akbatu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, - HULKAS - was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franz Corral to maneuver through the defense. Facundo Cadaval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Ke Qi made a huge save. Ke Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 60th minute of the match. - HULKAS -'s Ke Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 60th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Engin Akbatu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Recep Tayyip Yürüker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. - HULKAS - made a substitution. Oğuz Cetin replaced Engin Akbatu. In the 71st minute, Recep Tayyip Yürüker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ke Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 74th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ke Qi was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Alberto Tafalla sped through - HULKAS -'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ke Qi. When - HULKAS -'s Oğuz Cetin in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. 96 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ke Qi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ke Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 96th 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.