Challenge

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erwin Jadamowitz started the match with the kick off. Liu Xing Qiang 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 6th minute. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Francesco Coscia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute of the match, Serafim Malta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erwin Jadamowitz in the 12th minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalie and right to Alberto Tafalla. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Liu Xing Qiang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 19th minute of play forced Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 21st minute of play. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 26th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Facundo Cadaval cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Liu Xing Qiang was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin Jadamowitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Liu Xing Qiang came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Serafim Malta got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Serafim Malta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Tafalla scored 0-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Liu Xing Qiang, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 48 minutes into the match, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Liu Xing Qiang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafim Malta in the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafim Malta in the 56th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Erwin Jadamowitz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 61st minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Liu Xing Qiang. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 66th minute of play. After 67 minutes Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC'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 well done corner resulted in Lautaro Mancebo drilling the ball in to score 1-4 behind Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper. Liu Xing Qiang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Gaona in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute Francesco Coscia 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. Liu Xing Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Christian Bulla was substituted for Quique Branca. Liu Xing Qiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 81st minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin Jadamowitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafim Malta in the 94th minute of play. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC throughout the match.