Challenge

Seabowl Showground
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezmi Gök, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnoldo Leicea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 15th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, MarineerS FK's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Arnoldo Leicea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MarineerS FK's Arnoldo Leicea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, MarineerS FK's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Arnoldo Leicea 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 Valentin Rydberg in the 27th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Rydberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Cezmi Gök 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 Cezmi Gök was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 39 minutes into the match, MarineerS FK's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Arnoldo Leicea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Derviş Akçınar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cezmi Gök in the 43rd minute of play. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by MarineerS FK's Carl Rundell. But to his dismay, Carl Rundell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cezmi Gök made a kick off. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Dinç Tuncay 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. Facundo Cadaval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Arnoldo Leicea made a huge save. Arnoldo Leicea 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 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Rydberg in the 68th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Lautaro Mancebo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arnoldo Leicea. That made the score 3-2 in the 70 minute of play. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MarineerS FK made a substitution. Serafino Modestio replaced Dinç Tuncay. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Arnoldo Leicea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by MarineerS FK's Žydrūnas Pauža. But to his dismay, Žydrūnas Pauža quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Žydrūnas Pauža in the 96th minute of play. After a rather tough play, MarineerS FK's Mecnun Seha got a free kick in the 97th minute. MarineerS FK's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.