Challenge

The wings of success
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Aan 周瑜 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th 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 Joel Gaona in the 11th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel Haaland in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Leonardo Leoz hit a great ball. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 18th minute of play. Vitko Hadzhiiliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SPARROWS's Vitko Hadzhiiliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 22nd minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 22nd minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by SPARROWS's Aan 周瑜. But to his dismay, Aan 周瑜 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vitko Hadzhiiliev. SPARROWS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Lionel Haaland received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dante Lacasa came out and tried to block the shot, but Lionel Haaland slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 35th minute. In the 37th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the SPARROWS defense, Luca Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vitko Hadzhiiliev. The SPARROWS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vitko Hadzhiiliev should have stopped the shot. 42 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel Haaland came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aan 周瑜 was the one to do the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel Haaland in the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 65th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Aan 周瑜 came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conny Gudmundsson in the 69th minute of play. In the 73rd minute Lionel Haaland 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. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel Haaland in the 79th minute of the match. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 81st minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 95 minutes, Conny Gudmundsson made it 3-3 with a short kick to the right side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.