Challenge

Ion Oblemenco
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Paul Dumitru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rova Rosiori's Paul Dumitru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 15th minute of play. Grigore Jula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paul Dumitru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 19th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigore Jula, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. A collision led to Rova Rosiori getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Nicu Arghiroiu hit a great ball. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Paul Dumitru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Radu Mateescu charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Radu Mateescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 40 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paul Dumitru narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 41st minute. Grigore Jula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, 孟诚寒 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Grigore Jula to make the kick off. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Paul Dumitru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Paul Dumitru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 62nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rova Rosiori's Ştefan Aelenei got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Paul Dumitru 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 66th minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 孟诚寒, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigore Jula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigore Jula in the 82nd minute of play. 孟诚寒's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 孟诚寒 in the 87th minute of play. In the 93rd minute 孟诚寒 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. 95 minutes into the match, Rova Rosiori's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Paul Dumitru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Despite being the better team, Mexico failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.