Challenge

Sakhalin Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) FC GAZprom's Xie Cheng Xiao started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anton Parov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A sloppy throw-in by Noah Gessen in the 7th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Mexico's Luca Rouco. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Maksim Lobanovskiy sent off a good shot on target. FC GAZprom's Xie Cheng Xiao was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 8th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Dante Lacasa stood somewhat misplaced when Xie Cheng Xiao came free in front of goal and shot 2-1 to the left of him in the 12 minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xie Cheng Xiao in the 16th minute of play. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Parov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Anton Parov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Anton Parov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 25th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Xie Cheng Xiao sent off a good shot on target. FC GAZprom's Anton Parov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Anton Parov 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 36th minute. Anton Parov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Anton Parov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. In the 41st minute, Sofoklis Siamantouras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute, Maksim Lobanovskiy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Noah Gessen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Anton Parov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 52nd minute. FC GAZprom's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Joel Gaona scored to the left of an out of position Anton Parov, making the score, 3-2. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xie Cheng Xiao in the 67th minute of play. FC GAZprom's Anton Parov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 69th minute of play. After 73rd play minutes Lautaro Mancebo shot 3-3, a short shot which went by Anton Parov and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Salvagnin in the 77th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of FC GAZprom's Anton Parov. Anton Parov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 85th minute Diego Salvagnin 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. After a defensive mix-up in FC GAZprom's zone, Luca Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anton Parov came out of the goal and Luca Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.