Challenge

TRAFFIC ARENA
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. Yuri Ibrishimov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 于铮誉. TRAFFIC FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Gerardo Claus tried to sneak it across the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Garth Basham had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Garth Basham was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 于铮誉 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 18th minute. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerardo Claus in the 19th minute. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuri Ibrishimov in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerardo Claus got free with Dante Lacasa in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuri Ibrishimov in the 25th minute. In the 28th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 于铮誉 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After 36 minutes, Luca Rouco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the TRAFFIC FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. TRAFFIC FC's Panagiotis Baltas got a good chance for a goal in the 38th 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 Gerardo Claus tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Garth Basham came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the TRAFFIC FC 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 Garth Basham couldn't finish the play. 45 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerardo Claus. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gerardo Claus to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Yuri Ibrishimov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Basham in the 52nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Gaona in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 于铮誉 saved TRAFFIC FC from getting behind. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Ibrishimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Claus in the 73rd minute of the match. A collision led to TRAFFIC FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Yuri Ibrishimov hit a great ball. Yuri Ibrishimov hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 于铮誉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TRAFFIC FC's Kalin Todorchev was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 于铮誉 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 88th minute. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute Yuri Ibrishimov 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. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Yuri Ibrishimov put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Dante Lacasa. The TRAFFIC FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.