Loco Savaş
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abdoulay Doucouré made the kick off which started today's match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriele Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Martínez Quarta kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Camilo Salvidor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Camilo Salvidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Menchu FC'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. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camilo Salvidor having to interfere. Uriel Gorri took the ball and in the 22 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 1-1. Gaston Firmo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. 34 minutes into the game, Luca Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Camilo Salvidor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Gaston Firmo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 41st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Salvidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Gorri in the 42nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Camilo Salvidor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. After having played for 47 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Firmo in the 52nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Firmo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Firmo in the 55th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uriel Gorri in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 62nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Mexico's Luca Rouco seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Luca Rouco the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mexico protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Luca Rouco had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Lucas Martínez Quarta might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Martínez Quarta ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 66th minute Lucas Martínez Quarta 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. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Menchu FC made a substitution. Peter Söderqwist replaced Uriel Gorri. 74 minutes into the match, Gaston Firmo 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 Gaston Firmo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdoulay Doucouré in the 77th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdoulay Doucouré in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 81st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Camilo Salvidor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdoulay Doucouré in the 85th minute of play. With a little luck, Menchu FC's Camilo Salvidor got control of the ball when Facundo Cadaval tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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 89th minute. In the 93rd minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Menchu FC'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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Camilo Salvidor quite easily take care of the ball.
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