Challenge

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Sergio Cesaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Sergio Cesaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 10 minutes of play, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Wawrzyniec Sakowicz made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the game, Wawrzyniec Sakowicz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa. Wawrzyniec Sakowicz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bacary Ligier in the 16th minute of play. Ahmet Bedri Taşcan kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 22nd minute of play forced Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalkeeper Ivo Tropchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Tropchev having to interfere. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Ivo Tropchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 27th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivo Tropchev having to make a save. 29 minutes into the match, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ivo Tropchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Sergio Cesaro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sergio Cesaro was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalkeeper Ivo Tropchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. In the 55th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ'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. Ivo Tropchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bacary Ligier in the 61st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Urtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 64th minute of play forced Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalkeeper Ivo Tropchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Fulvio Terenzi was substituted for Leopoldo Artal. In the 69th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ'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. Alberto Tafalla's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ivo Tropchev firmly grabbed it by the left post. 72 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivo Tropchev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. 74 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Cesaro came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivo Tropchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 82nd minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivo Tropchev was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivo Tropchev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head.