Challenge

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fausto Pinti kicked off to start the match. After 10 minutes Eurospeed Asti's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti did a great save. Damiano Battisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damiano Battisti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luca Zorita's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. The Mexico fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when Mexico's Luca Zorita looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With an all-out effort, Eurospeed Asti's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elia Pietrantoni, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 23 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Elia Pietrantoni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eurospeed Asti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. The supporters of Mexico booed when Eurospeed Asti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elia Pietrantoni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amedeo Moriggi in the 32nd minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Elia Pietrantoni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elia Pietrantoni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The supporters of Mexico booed when Eurospeed Asti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Berdoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amedeo Moriggi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damiano Battisti 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 52nd minute. Damiano Battisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 57 minutes, Damiano Battisti successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Fausto Pinti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Eurospeed Asti from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Damiano Battisti successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Eurospeed Asti'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 72nd minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mexico booed when Eurospeed Asti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ettore Masciarelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Eurospeed Asti getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Jose Berdoi hit a great ball. Alberto Tafalla scored 2-2 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damiano Battisti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elia Pietrantoni in the 79th minute of play. Damiano Battisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 84th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Damiano Battisti in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.