Challenge

El Panterodromo
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. The supporters of La Pantera Azulgrana booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Macos Graciani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Sefer in the 6th minute of play. After 6 minutes of play, La Pantera Azulgrana's Ahmet Sefer made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Mexico booed when La Pantera Azulgrana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolands Schiavi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dibag Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dibag Martinez 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 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 29th minute of play forced La Pantera Azulgrana's goalkeeper Dibag Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Macos Graciani got a throw-in 43 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Luca Zorita. In the 44th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dibag Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after La Pantera Azulgrana's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ahmet Sefer to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, La Pantera Azulgrana's Ahmet Sefer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ahmet Sefer came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the La Pantera Azulgrana 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 Ahmet Sefer couldn't finish the play. Dibag Martinez 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 64th minute. Dibag Martinez 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. Niceto Burni kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, La Pantera Azulgrana's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Dibag Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Sefer took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 77 minutes into the match, La Pantera Azulgrana's goalkeeper Dibag Martinez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of La Pantera Azulgrana:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mexico:s goal. When the match had been going on for 80 minutes, Mexico's Joel Gaona got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Dibag Martinez. In the 93rd minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mati Suárez struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Pantera Azulgrana. The supporters of Mexico booed when La Pantera Azulgrana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olaf Skaradowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Sefer in the 99th minute of the match.