Challenge

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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s Du Ning Zhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Du Ning Zhi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A hard shot 15 in the game by Augustin Herlea from a close distance when the talented Dante Lacasa managed to make a qualified save. Mexico's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 16th minute of play forced SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s goalkeeper Du Ning Zhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 29th minute of play forced SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s goalkeeper Du Ning Zhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 30 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Augustin Herlea in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 35th minute of the match SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★ got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ilie Teodor ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 40th minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Du Ning Zhi. SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 44th minute, Narcis Boaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augustin Herlea to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Augustin Herlea 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. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augustin Herlea in the 61st minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Ilie Teodor came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute of the match SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★ got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ilie Teodor ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Augustin Herlea, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 64 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Dante Lacasa was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Du Ning Zhi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 70th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Du Ning Zhi 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 Ilie Teodor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Babarada in the 77th minute of the match. After having played for 79 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★ made a substitution. Caner Sefercik replaced Fabio Jaccarini. SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★ made a substitution. Mahsun Koçaş replaced Augustin Herlea. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Du Ning Zhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Horaţiu Babarada came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Horaţiu Babarada couldn't finish the play. Du Ning Zhi 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 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Mahsun Koçaş came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute of the match SuperSteauaBazatii★DAC★ got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ilie Teodor ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ilie Teodor almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa did a great save. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play.