Challenge

PARS STADIUM
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th 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. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Bela Herrero reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dante Lacasa. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 12th minute Cipriano Ganix 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 15th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Gianluigi Donnarumma was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 22 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Zorita. 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 26th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gianluigi Donnarumma quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Facundo Feria tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Feria in the 40th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bela Herrero, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Constantino Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

PERSPOLIS's Gianluigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, PERSPOLIS's Axel Uplegger got a free kick in the 58th minute. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. PERSPOLIS's Ingmar Bergman was substituted for Facundo Feria. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 66th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 67th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Ingmar Bergman 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. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Gianluigi Donnarumma threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Cipriano Ganix 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. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bela Herrero, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gianluigi Donnarumma. That made the score 2-2 after 83 minutes of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in PERSPOLIS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! With his leg Gianluigi Donnarumma managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 92nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.