PARS STADIUM
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
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. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 7th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bela Herrero in the 9th minute of play. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gianluigi Donnarumma narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Ganix in the 16th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gianluigi Donnarumma. Gianluigi Donnarumma dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gianluigi Donnarumma 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 22nd minute. Axel Uplegger hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Facundo Feria hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Shabeb Al Dowaisan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 28th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Luque charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Luque the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 37 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gianluigi Donnarumma having to interfere. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
An unexpected shot in the 52nd minute by Joel Gaona got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 54th minute Bela Herrero 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 57th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to PERSPOLIS getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Shabeb Al Dowaisan hit a great ball. Axel Uplegger hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. PERSPOLIS made a substitution. Ingmar Bergman replaced Facundo Feria. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gianluigi Donnarumma having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Gaona got free with Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingmar Bergman in the 72nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 81 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. PERSPOLIS made a substitution. Pedro León replaced Bela Herrero. In the 90th minute, Lautaro Mancebo fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gianluigi Donnarumma, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingmar Bergman in the 93rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.
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