Challenge

Emür Saracoglu Stadi
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Linus Scholtz started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Emürspor getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Joe Hobune hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Luca Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ubelteso Fontiveros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ubelteso Fontiveros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 24th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Linus Scholtz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Emürspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Linus Scholtz 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. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ubelteso Fontiveros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Linus Scholtz in the 41st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hubertus Burger was slow to take the kick. During this time Emürspor's players had a chance to rest. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lars Kanzleiter in the 46th minute. Emürspor's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hubertus Burger in the 47th minute. A nice corner shot did that João Augusto Damião got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dante Lacasa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Mancebo to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Lischka came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Emürspor's Linus Scholtz. But to his dismay, Linus Scholtz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Ubelteso Fontiveros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 70th minute. Lars Kanzleiter scored 3-0 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Emürspor's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Joel Gaona scored to the left of an out of position Ubelteso Fontiveros, making the score, 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Facundo Cadaval managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Facundo Cadaval was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ubelteso Fontiveros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emürspor's Ubelteso Fontiveros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 85th minute of play. Macos Graciani made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Emürspor's Ubelteso Fontiveros managed to reach the ball for a save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Lischka in the 87th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Ubelteso Fontiveros in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Lischka in the 95th minute of play. Mexico's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Emürspor had won, even though Mexico had held more of the ball.