Challenge

Krasnodar
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erubiel Sarracino kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 2nd minute of play forced Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's goalkeeper Venko Notev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Sarracino came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Bartlomiej Rasimowicz hit a great ball. Venko Notev 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 12th minute. The supporters of Mexico booed when Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hortêncio Moura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Erubiel Sarracino got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Luca Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Venko Notev. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erubiel Sarracino in the 26th minute of play. Venko Notev 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 28th minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erubiel Sarracino, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 36 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hortêncio Moura who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Erubiel Sarracino getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 39th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venko Notev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41stth minute of the game Lautaro Mancebo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Venko Notev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 59 minutes, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Vern Lassiter was substituted for Eugeniusz Pyrtek. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Emilio Ravenna was substituted for Nikolay Kazyutinskiy. 62 minutes into the match, Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Venko Notev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Venko Notev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я made a substitution. Aral Bostancı replaced Artem Zakharov. Venko Notev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 69th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Venko Notev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erubiel Sarracino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 79th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Luca Zorita heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я's Venko Notev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 87th minute of play. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erubiel Sarracino went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 95th minute, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The Δ ০ δ ρ ы н я fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.