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Match Report
La Caldera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Pablo Martinez tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 7th minute of play forced Salmuera CP's goalkeeper Ruperto Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Torcuato Herrero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruperto Maria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Pablo Martinez sent off a good shot on target. 24 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pablo Martinez. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fan Xing Zhou in the 31st minute of play. Costin Duca in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dante Lacasa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fan Xing Zhou in the 41st minute of play. Ruperto Maria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 43rd minute of the match. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Costin Duca got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Costin Duca to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Costin Duca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 52nd minute of the game, Luca Zorita landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 52 minutes into the game, Ali Gopala Pillai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Salmuera CP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. In the 53rd minute, Ali Gopala Pillai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ruperto Maria firmly grabbed it by the left post. 60 minutes into the match, Pablo Martinez 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 Pablo Martinez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Xavier Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Ruperto Maria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costin Duca in the 74th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Ruperto Maria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Martinez in the 86th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Costin Duca notched a goal, 3-0, 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. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hồ Kyhn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Duca in the 94th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Salmuera CP fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mexico had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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