Challenge

Crystal Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Veth Crystals's Gwidon Patora started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Mexico's Joel Gaona in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Veth Crystals's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 5th minute of play forced Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Marcos Lama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos-Armando Valderrama could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Carlos-Armando Valderrama's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Persson in the 9th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos-Armando Valderrama came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Lama took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Lama made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 20th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos-Armando Valderrama in the 24th minute of play. In the 30th minute He Lin Di 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. In the 33rd minute Gwidon Patora 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. Veth Crystals's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Song Xing in the 34th minute. Veth Crystals's Erik Persson 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. In the 39th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Veth Crystals's Song Xing couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 40th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mexico. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Gwidon Patora 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

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. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Patora, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Gwidon Patora, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 55 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Dante Lacasa was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 57th minute of play forced Veth Crystals's goalkeeper Marcos Lama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Marcos Lama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Song Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Marcos Lama in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Marcos Lama didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos-Armando Valderrama in the 66th minute of play. Marcos Lama made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 69th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwidon Patora in the 70th minute of the match. Marcos Lama 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 71st minute. Gwidon Patora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Veth Crystals's Sebastian Wierzchowski was substituted for He Lin Di. In the 82nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Lama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Lama made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos-Armando Valderrama, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Patora in the 92nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gwidon Patora scored 2-0 in the 93rd 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. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Veth Crystals had won after a very even match.