Challenge

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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in ORION F.C.'s zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dadhyan Rudrappa came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dadhyan Rudrappa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Villalaz came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 played minutes ORION F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Kosin Rumbiak. Dadhyan Rudrappa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 13th minute of play. Pedro Villalaz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute Pedro Villalaz 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. Andrés Mendieta'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. ORION F.C. were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Samuele Neustadt took the corner. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Villalaz came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Dadhyan Rudrappa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Villalaz came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute Pedro Villalaz 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. ORION F.C.'s Dadhyan Rudrappa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 36th minute of play. Andrés Mendieta got his second yellow card in the match during the 39th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to ORION F.C. getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Andrés Mendieta hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute of the match Mexico got a corner. ORION F.C.'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. Dadhyan Rudrappa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 44th minute of the match. 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.

In the 51st minute, Luca Zorita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Joel Gaona hit a great ball. With a little luck, ORION F.C.'s Dadhyan Rudrappa got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Mexico fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 62 played minutes ORION F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Agustin Torrijos. In the 62nd minute, Joel Gaona fired a really elegant long shot, but Dadhyan Rudrappa threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 69th minute, which Dadhyan Rudrappa however easily saved by the left post. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Macos Graciani hit a great ball. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 77th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dadhyan Rudrappa could save by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Villalaz in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Dadhyan Rudrappa 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 88th minute. Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 92 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Villalaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 94th minute, Samuele Neustadt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ORION F.C. throughout the match.