Challenge

Erymna Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Tuğra Bey's Hasan Ali İlksel. Hasan Ali İlksel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 11th minute of the match, Özer Yengi 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. 1-1 became the score in the 12th minute when Mustafa Haydar Taci elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 15th minute Özer Yengi 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. 17 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Haydar Taci came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th 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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. 25 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hasan Ali İlksel. Tuğra Bey's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 28th minute Luca Zorita 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Tuğra Bey'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. The corner led to Mexico's Macos Graciani getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Hasan Ali İlksel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özer Yengi in the 39th minute of the match. Mirza Dural hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Hasan Ali İlksel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 41st minute of the match. The Tuğra Bey players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mustafa Haydar Taci stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Hasan Ali İlksel threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mustafa Haydar Taci in the 56th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Haydar Taci in the 60th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mirza Dural hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hasan Ali İlksel. Hasan Ali İlksel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. With a little luck, Tuğra Bey's Hasan Ali İlksel got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 68 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Facundo Cadaval. In the 71st minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. Burhanettin Şiraz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hasan Ali İlksel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hasan Ali İlksel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Burhanettin Şiraz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 81st 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. 81 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hasan Ali İlksel, 1-4. After 84 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Facundo Cadaval. After taking down the ball on Tuğra Bey's corner Özer Yengi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dante Lacasa quite easily take care of the ball. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Mustafa Haydar Taci 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 Tuğra Bey supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mexico's performance. The match ended with a win for Mexico.