Challenge

Estadio Duff
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Inocencio Lizardi notched a goal, 1-0, 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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. 11 minutes into the match, Gep FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Saul Nesto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sun Xing Jian hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Nesto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saul Nesto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Facundo Cadaval went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 28 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saul Nesto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Saul Nesto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 30th minute of play. When Inocencio Lizardi came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Gep FC 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 Inocencio Lizardi couldn't finish the play. Sun Xing Jian hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Mexico's attentive Lautaro Mancebo managed to snatch the ball when Martin Zelenák made a throw-in in the 38th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 39th minute. Felix Luque lost his temper 44 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 43rd minute, one of Mexico: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 Mexico. The score was 2-1 after a penalty in the 45th minute, where Gep FC:s Elvio Louis tricked Mexico:s Dante Lacasa with a difficult ball by the left post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juan Müller to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Müller came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saul Nesto made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Louis in the 58th minute of play. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 59th minute, but Saul Nesto got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Gep FC hanging dry this time. 62 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Elvio Louis came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Müller in the 63rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Saul Nesto was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Nesto having to interfere. Gep FC made a substitution. Antonello Bartolomucci replaced Inocencio Lizardi. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 73rd 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. Saul Nesto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute Elvio Louis 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. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Saul Nesto made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonello Bartolomucci in the 79th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Saul Nesto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Yılmaz in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 89th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Saul Nesto was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Gep FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lautaro Mancebo 89 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvio Louis in the 95th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.