Challenge

Estadio Dragao
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. Remigiusz Ikalewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evaristo Osoro struck a weak shot in the 5th 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 ★C.I.A.sna★16. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Remigiusz Ikalewicz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Färhad Cämilov hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Remigiusz Ikalewicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 17 minutes into the match, Jiang Lin Ping 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 Jiang Lin Ping was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to ★C.I.A.sna★16 getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Färhad Cämilov hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ★C.I.A.sna★16's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Remigiusz Ikalewicz came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ★C.I.A.sna★16's Remigiusz Ikalewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 30th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Selahaddin Polatkılıç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Remigiusz Ikalewicz having to interfere. Remigiusz Ikalewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ★C.I.A.sna★16's Remigiusz Ikalewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 39th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Jiang Lin Ping sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Mexico booed when ★C.I.A.sna★16 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Färhad Cämilov didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Selahaddin Polatkılıç stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 52nd 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. Luca Rouco's late challenge caught a ★C.I.A.sna★16's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luca Rouco helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remigiusz Ikalewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jiang Lin Ping's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. After 61 minutes, Jiang Lin Ping made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Tafalla in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Remigiusz Ikalewicz saved ★C.I.A.sna★16 from getting behind. Remigiusz Ikalewicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Gaona in the 77th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Lin Ping in the 80th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 83rd minute ★C.I.A.sna★16 were awarded a corner. Igor Ranolfo went to the cornerflag to take it. Remigiusz Ikalewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 86th minute. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Remigiusz Ikalewicz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 88th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remigiusz Ikalewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Despite being the better team, Mexico failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.