Challenge

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Francesco Coscia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erwin Jadamowitz. Liu Xing Qiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Toledo in the 5th minute of the match. Liu Xing Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Omar Toledo in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Liu Xing Qiang saved Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC from getting behind. 11 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Coscia came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Liu Xing Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15thth minute of the game Omar Toledo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Coscia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liu Xing Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 24th minute of play forced Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liu Xing Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Francesco Coscia made a precise shot to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 29thth minute of the game Adria Bielsa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Vicente Merino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafim Malta hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Liu Xing Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 36th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Eugenio Cannata got a free kick in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 46th minute of play forced Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Omar Toledo was slow to take the kick. During this time Spain's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which David Aranda managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 57th minute, David Aranda 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. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 60th minute of play. Liu Xing Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Aranda in the 66th minute of play. In the 66th minute, David Aranda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spain fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Aldo Maiorano was substituted for Corrado Mancini. If Adria Bielsa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd match minute, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Maiorano to maneuver through the defense. In the last second Liu Xing Qiang throw himself and got hold of the ball when Adria Bielsa in the 76thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Liu Xing Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Erwin Jadamowitz came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Aranda got free with Liu Xing Qiang in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Spain made a substitution. Pau Herrero replaced David Aranda. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. Spain were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jon Cubero took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Carles Cherro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Liu Xing Qiang quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Pau Herrero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Liu Xing Qiang made a huge save. Spain's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.