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HOSATO VKRT ❖STADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Leonardo Leoz in the 4th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by HOSATO★★★★★VKRT's Edu Pereira. HOSATO★★★★★VKRT's Junior Soprano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Junior Soprano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Leoz hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kauã Galvan in the 24th minute of the match. Junior Soprano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 27th minute of play forced HOSATO★★★★★VKRT's goalkeeper Junior Soprano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Junior Soprano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 31st minute of play. HOSATO★★★★★VKRT's Junior Soprano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 33rd minute of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luisinho Barral got free with Dante Lacasa in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

52 minutes into the match, HOSATO★★★★★VKRT's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Junior Soprano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Junior Soprano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Junior Soprano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 61 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Junior Soprano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 72ndth minute of the game Luca Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but HOSATO★★★★★VKRT's Junior Soprano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kauã Galvan in the 76th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Betão de Alcântara's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Junior Soprano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 86 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Junior Soprano, 0-2. After 91 minutes of play, HOSATO★★★★★VKRT's Betão de Alcântara made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in HOSATO★★★★★VKRT's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Junior Soprano came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 96 minutes into the match, HOSATO★★★★★VKRT's goalkeeper Junior Soprano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 97th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Junior Soprano in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.