Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Samir Safvetullah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mustafa Haydar Taci made a great header on Tuğra Bey's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. Hasan Ali İlksel made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Haydar Taci in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute Burhanettin Şiraz 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. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Burhanettin Şiraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Hasan Ali İlksel in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Tuğra Bey's Hasan Ali İlksel got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Burhanettin Şiraz came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Haydar Taci in the 26th minute of play. Tuğra Bey's Hasan Ali İlksel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Tuğra Bey from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celalettin Güneş in the 30th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celalettin Güneş in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hasan Ali İlksel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Cadaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tuğra Bey's Hasan Ali İlksel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 32nd minute of play. In the 37th minute, Mirza Dural hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hasan Ali İlksel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Tuğra Bey's Mustafa Haydar Taci got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Burhanettin Şiraz 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mustafa Haydar Taci was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hasan Ali İlksel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hasan Ali İlksel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 52nd minute of play. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hasan Ali İlksel quite easily take care of the ball. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hasan Ali İlksel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tuğra Bey's goalkeeper Hasan Ali İlksel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tuğra Bey'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. Tuğra Bey's Hasan Ali İlksel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 63rd minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özer Yengi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celalettin Güneş got free with Dante Lacasa in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Haydar Taci, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 76th match minute, Tuğra Bey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celalettin Güneş to maneuver through the defense. Mustafa Haydar Taci's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celalettin Güneş went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hasan Ali İlksel having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Burhanettin Şiraz sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Burhanettin Şiraz got free with Dante Lacasa in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hasan Ali İlksel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Burhanettin Şiraz got free with Dante Lacasa in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 94th minute. Tuğra Bey's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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