Challenge

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geert Wijgaert in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4th minute, Luca Zorita had to leave the field with a concussion. Gilberto Lalla charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Lalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mexico made a substitution. Xavier Seco replaced Luca Zorita. Gilberto Lalla kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 8th minute of play. After a rather tough play, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Gilberto Lalla got a free kick in the 9th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Paul Albeanu came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Facundo Cadaval suffered a sprained foot after 15 minutes and couldn't finish the game. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Gilberto Lalla got his second yellow card of the match in the 15th minute. The referee ordered Gilberto Lalla off the ground. Mexico's Francisco Ocampo was substituted for Facundo Cadaval. In the 17th minute, Gilberto Lalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Gaona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lara Guadalupi. MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Pedro Requena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Paul Albeanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lara Guadalupi having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Paul Albeanu sent off a good shot on target. Lara Guadalupi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Ocampo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 28th minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Requena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 37th minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Lautaro Mancebo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paul Albeanu to strike the kick off in the second half. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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. Paul Albeanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Davi Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th match minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davi Vaz to maneuver through the defense. Lara Guadalupi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 79th minute. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after MAGNIFICOS.FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lara Guadalupi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 87th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Valério Ortiz was substituted for Geert Wijgaert. In the 88th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Requena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.