Challenge

Truseni Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. In the 12th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Aritza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luca Zorita succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Dorel Cretu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dante Lacasa firmly grabbed it by the left post. 18 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anibal Aritza. FC Truseni's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. In the 24th minute, Teodor Cornea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in FC Truseni's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anibal Aritza came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anibal Aritza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Alberto Tafalla sped through FC Truseni's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anibal Aritza. In the 36th minute, Alberto Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Teodor Cornea came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 41st minute of play forced FC Truseni's goalkeeper Anibal Aritza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anibal Aritza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Mircea Dadu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half Mexico were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Dorel Cretu made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Leonid Nazaria 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. FC Truseni's Anibal Aritza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 56th minute of play. Anibal Aritza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 58th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorel Cretu, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Anibal Aritza made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anibal Aritza having to interfere. FC Truseni made a substitution. Sandu Perju replaced Tudor Buga. FC Truseni's Eugen Tabãrã was substituted for Radu Briceag. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anibal Aritza having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Luca Zorita notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of FC Truseni's Anibal Aritza. Anibal Aritza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 89th minute of play forced FC Truseni's goalkeeper Anibal Aritza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Luca Rouco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Aritza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Anibal Aritza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anibal Aritza was out of position in the 95 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: 0-5. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.