Challenge

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erwin Jadamowitz got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francesco Coscia. A collision led to Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Serafim Malta hit a great ball. In the 12th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Xing Qiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, Luca Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Liu Xing Qiang was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Lautaro Mancebo scored 0-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Liu Xing Qiang, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Francesco Coscia could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. After 38 played minutes Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Fausild. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Liu Xing Qiang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 52nd minute. Liu Xing Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Liu Xing Qiang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Coscia in the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Serafim Malta 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 Serafim Malta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After recieving a nice pass, Mexico's Joel Gaona tried to score from far away in the 76th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 80 minutes Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Luca Zorita managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luca Zorita in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Liu Xing Qiang saved Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC from getting behind. The supporters of Mexico booed when Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wen Yi Peng didn't get a good kick on the ball. Liu Xing Qiang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 85th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Malta in the 86th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Coscia in the 88th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Didier Skarsø 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 Didier Skarsø was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Malta in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC had won after a very even match.