Challenge

AMG Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 5th 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Academia Monte Gordo defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mao Zhen Hong. The Academia Monte Gordo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mao Zhen Hong should have stopped the shot. Academia Monte Gordo's Damião Pinto quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Macos Graciani, made in the 10th minute of the game. 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 14th minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 14th minute. Mao Zhen Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mao Zhen Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Academia Monte Gordo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Mao Zhen Hong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mao Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 28th minute of the match. In the 31st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Facundo Cadaval to maneuver through the defense. Fabrício Lustosa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mao Zhen Hong having to interfere. Fabrício Lustosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Fabrício Lustosa might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabrício Lustosa ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Academia Monte Gordo's Pascual Mouricio got a free kick in the 44th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fryderyk Grucza to make the kick off. Fryderyk Grucza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Mao Zhen Hong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fryderyk Grucza, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Academia Monte Gordo's Luciano Tiso quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Macos Graciani, made in the 64th minute of the game. After 65 minutes of play, Academia Monte Gordo's Fryderyk Grucza made it 1-1 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! Pascual Mouricio kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fryderyk Grucza in the 73rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mao Zhen Hong was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lautaro Mancebo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 81 minute of play. Academia Monte Gordo made a substitution. Dinei Sergipano replaced Adérito Abreu. The supporters of Academia Monte Gordo booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Facundo Cadaval didn't get a good kick on the ball. Macos Graciani made in the 90th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Joel Gaona however managed to control. The supporters of Mexico booed when Academia Monte Gordo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damião Pinto didn't get a good kick on the ball.