Challenge

San Siro
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Petro Shenaj took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Leoz. Demir Galla might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Demir Galla ran back to his position shaking his head. Qiao Si Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of play. After 11 minutes AC Milan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Qiao Si Chao quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 17th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Qiao Si Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AC Milan's Qiao Si Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 28th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Qiao Si Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Alberto Tafalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 34 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Qiao Si Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Petro Shenaj in the 40th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when AC Milan's Petro Shenaj shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Qiao Si Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 46th minute of the match. Joel Gaona scored 1-1 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Qiao Si Chao, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Qiao Si Chao in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiao Si Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Qiao Si Chao was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petro Shenaj in the 61st minute of the match. AC Milan's Bhadrasva Nigam was substituted for Lavdi Eminaj. 68 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goalkeeper Qiao Si Chao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. In the 69th minute, Adam Kužela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Petro Shenaj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Petro Shenaj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adam Kužela hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Adam Kužela got a free kick in the 89th minute. With a little luck, AC Milan's Qiao Si Chao got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irjat Çeka in the 97th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irjat Çeka in the 97th minute of the match. Mexico were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.