Challenge

JUVENTUS Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robertinho Baggio made the kick off which started today's match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robertinho Baggio in the 4th minute of play. After 9 minutes, Robertinho Baggio made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 15th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Olexiy Stus. Juventus FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Jan Motyka sent off a good shot on target. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Juventus FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Robertinho Baggio hit a great ball. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Juventus FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robertinho Baggio in the 35th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olexiy Stus was left in no man's land by his defense there! Olexiy Stus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 38th minute of the match. Juventus FC's Olexiy Stus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 39th minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Olexiy Stus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olexiy Stus was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 57th 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. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jan Motyka scored 2-4 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Olexiy Stus made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olexiy Stus was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 67 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Olexiy Stus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 69 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goalkeeper Olexiy Stus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robertinho Baggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus FC's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olexiy Stus 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. When Juventus FC's Jan Motyka in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Olexiy Stus made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Olexiy Stus in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juventus FC's Olexiy Stus proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Juventus FC from getting a goal against them. 89 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Motyka came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olexiy Stus was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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.