Challenge

GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Jorge Peredo struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GREEN LIONS. In the 6th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 8th 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. 10 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Tolis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 15th minute. In the 17th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. 18 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Tolis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tolis Prinianakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Calisto Flayre got free with Dante Lacasa in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Peredo in the 39th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GREEN LIONS's Tolis Prinianakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 40th minute of play. In the 45th minute, one of GREEN LIONS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for GREEN LIONS. The referee gave Mexico a penalty, 46 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Joel Gaona, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of GREEN LIONS's Tolis Prinianakis. 0-4. After the first half Mexico were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

GREEN LIONS made a substitution. Iker Muniain replaced Calisto Flayre. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Jorge Peredo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. GREEN LIONS's Tolis Prinianakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save GREEN LIONS from getting a goal against them. Tolis Prinianakis 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Peredo in the 67th minute of the match. GREEN LIONS made a substitution. Pavlos Topoudis replaced Merexildo Raimundo. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Jorge Peredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. GREEN LIONS's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorge Peredo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Peredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Jorge Peredo sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. Tolis Prinianakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. 87 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Tolis Prinianakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Tolis Prinianakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 89th minute of play. Tolis Prinianakis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lautaro Mancebo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-6 in the 97 minute of play. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.