Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, ÇAKABEY's goalkeeper Abdullah Akoğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Facundo Cadaval. 6 minutes into the match, ÇAKABEY's goalkeeper Abdullah Akoğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Facundo Cadaval. 9 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Abdullah Akoğlu, 1-0. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrizio Ravanelli in the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Fabrizio Ravanelli notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 28 minutes into the match, Fabrizio Ravanelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabrizio Ravanelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 31 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Serdar Aziz came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrizio Ravanelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ÇAKABEY's Abdullah Akoğlu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save ÇAKABEY from getting a goal against them. In the 43rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. ÇAKABEY's Abdullah Akoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 46th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serdar Aziz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdullah Akoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute of the match Mexico got a corner. ÇAKABEY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that ÇAKABEY's Abdullah Akoğlu managed to reach the ball for a save. Abdullah Akoğlu 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 76th minute. In the 78th minute, Joel Gaona 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. In the 81st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdullah Akoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdullah Akoğlu 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 83rd minute. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by ÇAKABEY'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. 85 minutes into the game, Luca Zorita 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 ÇAKABEY the free kick. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Luca Zorita hit a great ball. The corner led to Mexico's Luca Rouco getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Abdullah Akoğlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Radu Cartiș kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. The ÇAKABEY players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Mexico from taking control. The game ends in a draw.