Challenge

Estadio Teodelina
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. López Heredia started the match with the kick off. Franko Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute of the match, López Heredia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dante Lacasa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franko Armani having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from López Heredia in the 15th minute of play. In the 19th minute López Heredia 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. López Heredia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by López Heredia in the 27th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lautaro Mancebo in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franko Armani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 36 minutes, Cristinel Buzoianu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Teodelina FC and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 36 played minutes Teodelina FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristinel Buzoianu. Teodelina FC's Franko Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 37th minute of play. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when López Heredia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Franko Armani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Horia Păuceanu hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

51 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Siro Porfiro came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Victor Errapel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. After 55 minutes of play, Teodelina FC's Luca Savinov made it 1-0 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! Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siro Porfiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when López Heredia came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Luca Savinov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Teodelina FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Teodelina FC made a substitution. Hilario Galo replaced Cristinel Buzoianu. Teodelina FC's Rodolfo Arruabarrena was substituted for Fernando Redondo. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siro Porfiro in the 69th 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 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Teodelina FC's Horia Păuceanu got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 77 played minutes Teodelina FC got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Mammana. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hilario Galo, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hilario Galo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Silvano Baladi put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvano Baladi in the 93rd minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, Teodelina FC's Silvano Baladi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Teodelina FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mexico had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.