Challenge

Red Mountain Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 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. Shen Yi Yuan 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 6th minute. A collision led to Goblins F.C. getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Gilvan Paes hit a great ball. Shen Yi Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 8th minute of the match. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Augusto Stephen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. After 18 minutes, Abelardo Pitta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Goblins F.C. and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Edvard Carlsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Goblins F.C.'s Cris Beckenbauer got a free kick in the 28th minute. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 32nd minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Shen Yi Yuan. Goblins F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 35 minutes into the match, Goblins F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Shen Yi Yuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shen Yi Yuan having to interfere. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shen Yi Yuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball.

In the 55th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shen Yi Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shen Yi Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute Edvard Carlsson 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. With a little luck, Goblins F.C.'s Shen Yi Yuan got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Goblins F.C.'s Shen Yi Yuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 60th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Shen Yi Yuan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Augusto Stephen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Joel Gaona slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shen Yi Yuan. That made the score 0-2 after 71 minutes of play. Shen Yi Yuan came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 80th minute of play forced Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Shen Yi Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shen Yi Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shen Yi Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 83rd minute of play. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shen Yi Yuan having to interfere. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Goblins F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. In the 90th minute, Alberto Tafalla fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Goblins F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Luca Zorita scored to the left of an out of position Shen Yi Yuan, making the score, 0-4. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Goblins F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.