ASF Megastadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dino Palmisano made the kick off and thus started the match. Cristiano Granata 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 2nd minute. 4 minutes into the game, one of A.S. Ian Fenomeni:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 6th minute there was a penalty for Mexico. Joel Gaona stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cristiano Granata. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luca Zorita in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristiano Granata prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 12 minutes into the match, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Cristiano Granata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 18th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigue Léonard got free with Dante Lacasa in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dino Palmisano did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Dante Lacasa 20 minutes into the match. Rodrigue Léonard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Cristiano Granata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 33rd minute of play forced A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goalkeeper Cristiano Granata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Gani Pamirhan came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of A.S. Ian Fenomeni booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute Dino Palmisano 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. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Gani Pamirhan got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Dino Palmisano got a free kick in the 44th minute. Enzo Guerrieri kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. In the 48th minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristiano Granata skillfully saved the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Cristiano Granata threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 62 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dino Palmisano in the 65th minute of play. In the 69th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Granata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 72nd minute. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Sven Gauweiler was substituted for Gani Pamirhan. After 74 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 77th minute of play. Dino Palmisano charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dino Palmisano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd match minute, A.S. Ian Fenomeni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Palmisano to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.S. Ian Fenomeni'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. The corner led to Mexico's Alberto Tafalla getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The throw-in from Leonardo Leoz in the 88th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Enzo Guerrieri. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. If Dino Palmisano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the match, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Cristiano Granata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Mexico's Joel Gaona to fire away a dangerous shot which Cristiano Granata despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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