Challenge

Kolomna Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Cristiano Levandovskiy sent off a good shot on target. Nikita Gudkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aybar Bayezit in the 11th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikita Gudkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 23 played minutes Unica FC got a freekick which was hit by Dmitriy Cherep. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nikita Gudkov having to make a save. In the 26th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikita Gudkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute Aybar Bayezit 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. In the 33rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikita Gudkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute Aybar Bayezit 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 37th minute of play forced Unica FC's goalkeeper Nikita Gudkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Aybar Bayezit came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sevastyan Lemeshevskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

In the 52nd minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nikita Gudkov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 53rd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nikita Gudkov quite easily take care of the ball. 63 minutes in the game Lorenzo Cazalla got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Nikita Gudkov in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Unica 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. The corner led to Mexico's Luca Zorita getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Cristiano Levandovskiy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. In the 81st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. Aybar Bayezit took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 88 minutes into the match, Cristiano Levandovskiy notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 93 minutes into the match, Unica FC's goalkeeper Nikita Gudkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Unica 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. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nikita Gudkov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Unica FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.