Challenge

Torre de Karin
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Yao Guang Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Yaji FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Yao Guang Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Yaji FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Yao Guang Chao quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Alberto Tafalla scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yao Guang Chao, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yaji FC's Yao Guang Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of play. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Giovani Mattos kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After 26 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yao Guang Chao was left in no man's land by his defense there! Man Chester scored 1-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yao Guang Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yao Guang Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yao Guang Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 35th minute of the match. Felix Luque charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Luque the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yao Guang Chao was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 57th minute, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yao Guang Chao. Yao Guang Chao yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Ranolfo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Tximitx in the 61st minute of play. Yao Guang Chao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 65th minute of play forced Yaji FC's goalkeeper Yao Guang Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Mexico booed when Yaji FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ladislao Tximitx didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Ranolfo in the 74th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Yao Guang Chao made a huge save. 81 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolás González came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yao Guang Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, Yaji FC's Nicolás González got a free kick in the 87th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.