Challenge

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Kemal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FK Mintis Vilnius's Mustafa Kemal. Mustafa Kemal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 1-1 became the score in the 13th minute when Tomas Danilevičius elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Danilevičius came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Kemal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 23rd minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Mustafa Kemal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FK Mintis Vilnius defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mustafa Kemal. The FK Mintis Vilnius fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mustafa Kemal should have stopped the shot. Arūnas Pukelis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Mustafa Kemal 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 35th minute. In the 37th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Kemal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FK Mintis Vilnius's Mustafa Kemal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 37th minute of play. FK Mintis Vilnius's Mustafa Kemal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 37th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 38th minute of the match. When Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Mintis Vilnius's goalie prevented a goal. 42 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Arūnas Pukelis came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mustafa Kemal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 43rd minute of play. Hubertas Dabkevičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Danilevičius was the one to do the kick off. Mustafa Kemal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joel Gaona showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 59 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 62nd minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Mustafa Kemal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Kemal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 65th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Kęstutis Latoža hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arūnas Pukelis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 73rd minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Mustafa Kemal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 minutes of play, FK Mintis Vilnius's Tomas Danilevičius made it 3-3 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! In the 91st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Kemal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 92nd minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Mustafa Kemal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Danilevičius in the 96th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FK Mintis Vilnius succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Mexico had controlled the match.