Challenge

MI ESTADIO
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Franco Verdeja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franco Verdeja 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 5th minute. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Nerio Leal got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-0. Cambranes Ferrer hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Franco Verdeja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 21 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco Verdeja was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 24th minute of play forced MI EQUIPO's goalkeeper Franco Verdeja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th match minute, MI EQUIPO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raúl Barrientos to maneuver through the defense. Franco Verdeja 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 28th minute. MI EQUIPO's Franco Verdeja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 34th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by 黄竞枫 in the 37th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of MI EQUIPO's Franco Verdeja. Franco Verdeja was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, MI EQUIPO's Raúl Barrientos got a free kick in the 44th minute. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Franco Verdeja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rosario Cabrera to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Franco Verdeja in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after MI EQUIPO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. In the 56th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Verdeja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 黄竞枫 in the 61st minute of play. After having played for 63 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Verdeja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. MI EQUIPO'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. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Verdeja having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Franco Verdeja made a huge save. Franco Verdeja 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 74th minute. MI EQUIPO's Franco Verdeja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 77th minute of play. 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 78th minute. Mazuste Reyes hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute Dalmau Salazar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 黄竞枫, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franco Verdeja narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.