Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's attentive Radowit Watarz managed to snatch the ball when Felix Luque made a throw-in in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 12th minute of play forced 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 刘磊强 might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 刘磊强 ran back to his position shaking his head. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when 刘磊强 sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but 刘磊强 showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 刘磊强 was the one to do the kick off. When 刘磊强 came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 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 刘磊强 couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 刘磊强. But to his dismay, 刘磊强 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 59 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when 刘磊强 came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute of the match 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 康天升 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Macos Graciani didn't get a good kick on the ball. 刘磊强 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 方云朋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 刘磊强 in the 69th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but 方云朋 firmly grabbed it by the left post. 方云朋 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 73rd minute. 方云朋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 方云朋 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 83rd minute. 魏奕庭 hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 梅默树 was substituted for 康天升. In the 85th match minute, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 魏奕庭 to maneuver through the defense. 潘宇镇 kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 方云朋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 方云朋 was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Lautaro Mancebo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lautaro Mancebo really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 were victorious despite being under pressure from Mexico for much of the match.