Challenge

The Betsy Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Staffordshire Terrier FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Yu Jie Xing hit a great ball. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Clive Holloway tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clive Holloway saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Jie Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Clive Holloway tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 37 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Clive Holloway was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yu Jie Xing in the 51st minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Clive Holloway made a huge save. Clive Holloway 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 57th minute. 61 minutes in the game Leonardo Leoz did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lautaro Mancebo. In the 63rd minute, Luca Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Yu Jie Xing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Yu Jie Xing's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Jonathan Gervaso kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Mexico's Luca Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Clive Holloway narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Alex Zanardi was substituted for Yu Jie Xing. In the 72nd minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Staffordshire Terrier 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. 73 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Zanardi came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 76 played minutes Staffordshire Terrier FC got a freekick which was hit by Grant Black. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Clive Holloway made a huge save. 80 minutes into the game, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Alex Zanardi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Clive Holloway proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Staffordshire Terrier FC from getting a goal against them. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.