Challenge

El Cilindro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Denis Ascencio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dante Lacasa. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Leon Silvanito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leon Silvanito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 11th minute of play forced Furia Albiceleste's goalkeeper 郑阳洋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Ascencio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. 郑阳洋 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Gaona's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 21st minute of play forced Furia Albiceleste's goalkeeper 郑阳洋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute of the match Denis Ascencio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dante Lacasa skillfully saved the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Silvanito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The attack was good, but when Leopoldo Otsando in the 31st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 郑阳洋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 33rd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo scored 2-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 郑阳洋, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Denis Ascencio's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dante Lacasa firmly grabbed it by the left post. Denis Ascencio kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The supporters of Furia Albiceleste booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Leon Silvanito capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leon Silvanito really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with 郑阳洋 in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 51st minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but 郑阳洋 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 郑阳洋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Mexico's Luca Zorita dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. In the 56th minute, Cássio de Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 郑阳洋. 郑阳洋 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Felix Luque got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 郑阳洋 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 郑阳洋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Mexico's 郑阳洋 threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 67 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Ascencio came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 played minutes Furia Albiceleste got a freekick which was hit by Florentino Urdaspal. 郑阳洋 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 69th minute. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Otsando's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Leopoldo Otsando put it in 4-4 from a short distance just to the right of Dante Lacasa. Furia Albiceleste's Arnaud Billen was substituted for Silvio Marquez. 78 minutes into the match, Furia Albiceleste's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but 郑阳洋 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Felix Luque fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Felix Luque a yellow card for diving instead. In the 79th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Furia Albiceleste booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. 郑阳洋 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 84th minute. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 85th minute. Artur Gendolla tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired 郑阳洋. An unnecessary self made goal, 4-5 in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Quinito in the 93rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Furia Albiceleste booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Mexico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.