Challenge

CRISTY ARENA VITAN
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Duncan Matlock made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Boukjan Schenning nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Duncan Matlock tried to sneak it across the goal line. YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Liviu Stamate took the corner. YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Liviu Stamate was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 11th match minute, YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vintilă Podgoreanu to maneuver through the defense. Barbaros Bozbora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, 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 17th minute. A nice corner shot did that Luca Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Barbaros Bozbora quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 18 played minutes YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Ignacio Rossello. When Erez Cachurro fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's protests and gave Erez Cachurro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, Erez Cachurro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Barbaros Bozbora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes into the match, YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Barbaros Bozbora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Barbaros Bozbora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 34th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Duncan Matlock in the 41st minute. After a rather tough play, YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Liviu Stamate got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After 45 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Cazalla. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Barbaros Bozbora. YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 58th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boukjan Schenning in the 60th minute of play. YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Barbaros Bozbora proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM from getting a goal against them. In the 65th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barbaros Bozbora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Facundo Cadaval got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Barbaros Bozbora got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Boukjan Schenning ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Facundo Cadaval slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Barbaros Bozbora. That made the score 2-2 after 77 minutes of play. With a little luck, YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Barbaros Bozbora got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Barbaros Bozbora made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM's Barbaros Bozbora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 88th minute of play. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Barbaros Bozbora didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. The Mexico players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented YR☆ACADEMIA CRISTY-TEAM from taking control. The game ends in a draw.