Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 4 played minutes ionion got a freekick which was hit by Grigore Pădure. ionion's Fabio Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 5th minute of play. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The attack was good, but when Panait Oprea in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 15th minute of play forced ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Panait Oprea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Panait Oprea really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 21st minute, Lautaro Mancebo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 23rd minute of play forced ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. ionion'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 30 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Joel Gaona. Fabio Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Panait Oprea came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marijan Ojdanić in the 36th minute of play. Fabio Abalos 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 39th minute. 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 40th minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marijan Ojdanić, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 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.

Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Fabio Abalos made a huge save. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. ionion's Fabio Abalos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save ionion from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Panait Oprea in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 71 played minutes ionion got a freekick which was hit by Dragoş Zăvoiu. In the 72nd minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Fabio Abalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Mexico players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.