Challenge

Sketty Park
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Frans Lytnov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ding 曹操 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Luiz Meireles in the 7th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Necdet Razi having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Swansea City AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Ahmet Necdet Razi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Swansea City AFC fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when Swansea City AFC's André Luiz Meireles looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Ding 曹操 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Swansea City AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Ding 曹操 hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Necdet Razi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 29 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Zorita. In the 32nd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Necdet Razi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Swansea City AFC's Ahmet Necdet Razi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 33rd minute of play. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Necdet Razi having to interfere. Ahmet Necdet Razi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luca Rouco during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 57th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Swansea City AFC'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. 66 minutes into the match, Ding 曹操 notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Luiz Meireles in the 70th minute of play. A collision led to Swansea City AFC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ruben Dias hit a great ball. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Necdet Razi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Swansea City AFC's Frans Lytnov got a free kick in the 84th minute. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute André Luiz Meireles 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. 毛坚军 hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Swansea City AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mexico had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.