Challenge

Λrena 51
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lars Holand kicked off to start the match. Theo Machado 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 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Holand in the 5th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Theo Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Theo Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Macos Graciani made in the 21st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Luca Zorita immediately put the ball in play. Lars Holand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Theo Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 26th minute of the match. Theo Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 28th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo Machado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Cavalcante hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The audience cheered when Joel Gaona's long shot passed Theo Machado's right side. It was 0-1, 42 minutes into the match. Zhang Yue Shi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Lars Holand notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 60th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Mexico booed when Λstral Villains FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Holand didn't get a good kick on the ball. Theo Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Cadaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Leonardo Leoz got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute, Leonardo Leoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jefferson de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jefferson de Amaral in the 88th minute of the match. The Λstral Villains FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.