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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Ezequiel Innocenzio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Igor Akinfeev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Feridun Şerif had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonathan Aznar. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Feridun Şerif was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Pietro in the 13th minute of play forced Turkey's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Emilio Obeko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Igor Akinfeev, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Pietro in the 26th minute of play forced Turkey's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36thth minute of the game Saul Pietro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Turkey's Igor Akinfeev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Igor Akinfeev threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Saul Pietro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Turkey's Feridun Şerif got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Pietro in the 44th minute of play forced Turkey's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Aznar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feridun Şerif, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ezequiel Innocenzio to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute Yiğitcan Yücesan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Aznar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Batıray Gümüşcü came free, but Jonathan Aznar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 61 minutes, Batıray Gümüşcü managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Turkey's supporters crossed their fingers, but Batıray Gümüşcü was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mexico's Severiano Beliran was substituted for Ezequiel Innocenzio. Turkey's Hakkı Kenan Çoğun was substituted for Feridun Şerif. 65 minutes into the match, Turkey's goal looked a bit too open when Severiano Beliran came free, but Igor Akinfeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yiğitcan Yücesan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Aznar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Yiğitcan Yücesan scored 1-2 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathan Aznar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 77th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Turkey's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Domingo Gervaso ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mexico's Domingo Gervaso was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Igor Akinfeev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mexico's Jonathan Aznar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute Ciro Munio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Akinfeev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Yiğitcan Yücesan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Turkey fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yiğitcan Yücesan in the 87th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Jonathan Aznar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Aznar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yiğitcan Yücesan in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Beliran in the 93rd minute of play forced Turkey's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Aznar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hakkı Kenan Çoğun showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 94 minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Mexico lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.