Challenge

TÜRKTELEKOM STADYUMU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Acun Tandan 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 3rd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Acun Tandan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Yeşilköyspor's Mark Sæbø got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Acun Tandan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to Yeşilköyspor getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Hayyam Haymanalı hit a great ball. Luo Ke Xiang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 16 played minutes Yeşilköyspor got a freekick which was hit by Luo Ke Xiang. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 18th minute. Acun Tandan 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 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Acun Tandan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Acun Tandan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Sæbø. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mark Sæbø showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 29 minute of play. The supporters of Yeşilköyspor booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Facundo Cadaval didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alcides Niedermayer during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mark Sæbø fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mark Sæbø got free with Dante Lacasa in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mark Sæbø fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Sæbø in the 66th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luo Ke Xiang in the 67th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Yeşilköyspor's Gökcan Sinan got a free kick in the 68th minute. Yeşilköyspor's Acun Tandan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 72nd minute of play. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Acun Tandan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Luca Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Acun Tandan. That made the score 1-2 in the 83 minute of play. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Acun Tandan threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 95 minutes into the match, Yeşilköyspor's goalkeeper Acun Tandan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Mexico played a much better game than Yeşilköyspor and deserved their victory. The Yeşilköyspor players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.