Challenge

Campeón del Siglo XX
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Örjan Forssell took the kick off in the first half of the match. Petru Nisporeanu 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 5th minute. Blai Bacardi hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Petru Nisporeanu 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 19th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Guadalupe came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Quinton Isern came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's Petru Nisporeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 28th minute of play. Petru Nisporeanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 30th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauricio Guadalupe in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Liu Yan Yan was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's players had a chance to rest. Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's Liu Yan Yan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Petru Nisporeanu 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 36th minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauricio Guadalupe, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 41 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petru Nisporeanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great ball. Petru Nisporeanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 47th minute of the match. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Liu Yan Yan 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. The audience was convinced that Örjan Forssell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Petru Nisporeanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quinton Isern in the 70th minute of play. Petru Nisporeanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Liu Yan Yan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Liu Yan Yan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oriche Ruelas, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Yan Yan in the 79th minute of play. A collision led to Deportivo Peñarol FIFV getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Liu Yan Yan hit a great ball. Oriche Ruelas might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oriche Ruelas ran back to his position shaking his head. 94 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Petru Nisporeanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Mexico players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Deportivo Peñarol FIFV from taking control. The game ends in a draw.