Challenge

ALTAY ATATURK ARENA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. After 15 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. Cüneyt Baba was left in no man's land by his defense there! 20 minutes into the match, ALTAY MYTHS's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Cüneyt Baba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. Felix Luque was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 30 minutes into the match. The goalkeeper, Dante Lacasa, was totally fooled by ALTAY MYTHS's Erdi Demir, who 32 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 37th minute of play forced ALTAY MYTHS's goalkeeper Cüneyt Baba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 minutes of play, ALTAY MYTHS's Saffet Maksum made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by ALTAY MYTHS'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. The corner led to Mexico's Luca Zorita getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal.

Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Cüneyt Baba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mahsun Şahinalp in the 53rd minute of the match. With a little luck, ALTAY MYTHS's Cüneyt Baba got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Çelikan Akkan came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Mexico booed when ALTAY MYTHS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Çelikan Akkan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Macos Graciani fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cüneyt Baba quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saffet Maksum in the 67th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cüneyt Baba having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Cüneyt Baba in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Cüneyt Baba threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alberto Tafalla, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 80th match minute, ALTAY MYTHS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saffet Maksum 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 İbrahim Akın in the 82nd minute of play. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Joel Gaona got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 92nd minute İbrahim Akın 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. A collision led to ALTAY MYTHS getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Atak İzmirli hit a great ball. Mexico's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because ALTAY MYTHS had won, even though Mexico had held more of the ball.