Challenge

TUNA FC STADYUMU
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, 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. Sezgin Ulutaş 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 8th minute. 12 minutes into the match, TunaFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Sezgin Ulutaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Faruk Nafiz Tutuş succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 16th playminute. In the 20th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sezgin Ulutaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 Faruk Nafiz Tutuş. Sezgin Ulutaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by TunaFC's Oğuzalp Orkutay. But to his dismay, Oğuzalp Orkutay quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Sezgin Ulutaş tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Faruk Nafiz Tutuş to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Pavel Cheptene hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Sezgin Ulutaş threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Joel Gaona this time. In the 58th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sezgin Ulutaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Oğuzalp Orkutay came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oğuzalp Orkutay in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Oğuzalp Orkutay 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. In the 64th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sezgin Ulutaş was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Lautaro Mancebo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Sezgin Ulutaş 67 minutes into the match. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Facundo Cadaval got free with Sezgin Ulutaş in the 71st 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 Ortzi Calzado in the 72nd minute of play. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, TunaFC's Faruk Nafiz Tutuş got a free kick in the 86th minute. After a defensive mix-up in TunaFC's zone, Luca Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sezgin Ulutaş came out of the goal and Luca Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sezgin Ulutaş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.