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AY-YILDIZ Anadolu
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Harald Ingemarsson made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 14th 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 Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. In the 16th minute of the match, Harald Ingemarsson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 18 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ignacio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 27 minutes into the match, ☪ Ay-Yıldız ☪'s goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Ignacio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after ☪ Ay-Yıldız ☪'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Abdulkerim Türköne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In the 31st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ignacio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Mexico were furious when Luca Rouco was red carded, 38 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 37th minute, one of Mexico:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mexico. 44 minutes into the game, Lorenzo Cazalla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ☪ Ay-Yıldız ☪ the free kick. Dante Lacasa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ahmet Ozan Saygur. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

In the 50th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 52 minutes into the match, ☪ Ay-Yıldız ☪'s goalkeeper Ignacio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. A collision led to ☪ Ay-Yıldız ☪ getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Hamodi Hamid hit a great ball. ☪ Ay-Yıldız ☪'s Ignacio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save ☪ Ay-Yıldız ☪ from getting a goal against them. In the 60th minute, Alberto Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, ☪ Ay-Yıldız ☪'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alberto Tafalla fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulkerim Türköne, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Ozan Saygur in the 71st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 74th minute. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ignacio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ignacio Vera having to interfere. ☪ Ay-Yıldız ☪'s Ali Galip Kayrak was substituted for Harald Ingemarsson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Galip Kayrak in the 81st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdulkerim Türköne in the 82nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamodi Hamid hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Luca Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ignacio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Ahmet Ozan Saygur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.