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Match Report
Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Aras Görkem Kaymaz sent off a good shot on target. Cai Yuan Yuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Florin Dragușin in the 8th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 12th minute of the match. Pankracy Zajonc 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 14th minute. After 18 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Ermegildo Izaguirre. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cai Yuan Yuan in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Tafalla in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pankracy Zajonc saved MZ Fénix from getting behind. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Facundo Cadaval scored 0-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pankracy Zajonc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cai Yuan Yuan got free with Dante Lacasa in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 40 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Florin Dragușin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cai Yuan Yuan to strike the kick off in the second half. Pankracy Zajonc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 59th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 65th minute of the match. MZ Fénix made a substitution. Alexandre Valido replaced Vladimiro Granja. Macos Graciani got a throw-in 68 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Joel Gaona. 74 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 75th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pankracy Zajonc could save by the left post. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Pankracy Zajonc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Mexico players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.
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