Challenge

Taba Opera Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marciano Asmussen started the match with the kick off. Zhang Hong Xun didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Zhang Hong Xun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Zhang Hong Xun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Zhang Hong Xun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 15th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Tabalongo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Zhang Hong Xun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona scored 0-2 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zhang Hong Xun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Tabalongo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Zhang Hong Xun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tabalongo AFC's Zhang Hong Xun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 23rd minute of play. Zhang Hong Xun 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 26th minute. Zhang Hong Xun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhang Hong Xun having to interfere. Binjamin Ketelers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Zhang Hong Xun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tabalongo AFC's Zhang Hong Xun did a great save. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 53rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhang Hong Xun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhang Hong Xun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Max Vinkens, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Zhang Hong Xun made a huge save. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zhang Hong Xun firmly grabbed it by the left post. Zhang Hong Xun 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 65th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Frankowski in the 67th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zhang Hong Xun firmly grabbed it by the left post. Constancio Jaque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 83rd minute of play forced Tabalongo AFC's goalkeeper Zhang Hong Xun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邵南响 in the 85th minute of play. Zhang Hong Xun made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 88th minute of play forced Tabalongo AFC's goalkeeper Zhang Hong Xun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhang Hong Xun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 90th minute of play. Luca Zorita succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 90th playminute. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 96 played minutes, Tabalongo AFC's Virgilio Marko shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dante Lacasa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tabalongo AFC reached it. The Tabalongo AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.