Challenge

MASTERBET FC
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Constantin Costăchescu's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Constantin Costăchescu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to MasterBets getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Constantin Costăchescu hit a great ball. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 7th minute of play. Gong Zhi Peng's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Dante Lacasa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 11 minutes into the game, Macos Graciani threw the ball into play from the sideline. MasterBets's Malcolm Dalkvist quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gigel Zăvoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 14th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Marius Macovei came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Zăvoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MasterBets made a substitution. Vedat Tuğlu replaced Ramiro Marin. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 34th minute of play. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 38th minute of play forced MasterBets's goalkeeper Gigel Zăvoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Leonardo Leoz in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by MasterBets's Alekos Kotsanakis. Marius Macovei might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marius Macovei ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 48th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Zăvoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marius Macovei was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 53rd minute of play forced MasterBets's goalkeeper Gigel Zăvoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gigel Zăvoiu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 56th minute of play forced MasterBets's goalkeeper Gigel Zăvoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vedat Tuğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. MasterBets's Jacinto Oso was substituted for Constantin Costăchescu. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Zhi Peng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gigel Zăvoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 66th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Gigel Zăvoiu threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gigel Zăvoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 71st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marius Macovei in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marius Macovei in the 73rd 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marius Macovei in the 73rd 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Gigel Zăvoiu in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Gong Zhi Peng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With a little luck, MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu got control of the ball when Joel Gaona tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. MasterBets's Dan Zafiu was substituted for Bai De Hui. Felix Luque kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. MasterBets's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Luca Zorita 90 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. The MasterBets fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.