Challenge

SAN SIRO
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. Ilmi Duka started the match with the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Ac Milan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mexico:s goal. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 5th minute. Ac Milan's André Sjöberg shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Dante Lacasa but with some difficulty. In the 9th minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. In the 11th minute of the match, Ilmi Duka got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dante Lacasa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience was convinced that Maciej Kowalski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The long shot by Matthias Jansson in the 22nd minute really tested Dante Lacasa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 25 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Everardo Mingo. Ac Milan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mexico's Luca Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Everardo Mingo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of play forced Ac Milan's goalkeeper Everardo Mingo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Everardo Mingo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 36th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Everardo Mingo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Everardo Mingo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Everardo Mingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 43rd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them.

Matthias Jansson charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matthias Jansson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 50th minute, Matthias Jansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 52nd minute of play forced Ac Milan's goalkeeper Everardo Mingo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilmi Duka in the 56th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Ac Milan's Everardo Mingo. Everardo Mingo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maciej Kowalski in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. In the 63rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. Ilmi Duka took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dante Lacasa. Mexico's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Everardo Mingo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 67th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Gaona to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Ac Milan's Everardo Mingo got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Everardo Mingo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Everardo Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilmi Duka's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Alberto Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Everardo Mingo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. In the 86th match minute, Ac Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rubinho de Castro to maneuver through the defense. Everardo Mingo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joel Gaona showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 87 minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 95 played minutes Ac Milan got a freekick which was hit by Demir Poradeci. The Ac Milan fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.