Challenge

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Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 6th minute of play forced Golden Arrows's goalkeeper Manuel Antono to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Antono took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Cadaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Antono having to interfere. In the 15th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Jânio Motta sent off a good shot on target. 26 minutes into the match, Golden Arrows's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Manuel Antono reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Antono came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Golden Arrows's Lucas Mothobi was substituted for Ismail Komani. Manuel Antono showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of the match. Manuel Antono showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 38th minute of the match. Manuel Antono showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Manuel Antono 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 41st minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jânio Motta in the 45th minute of play. Ruperto Gonza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arkadiusz Wnukowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Ruperto Gonza 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. 53 minutes into the match, Arkadiusz Wnukowski 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 Arkadiusz Wnukowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 59 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Wnukowski came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Golden Arrows's Manuel Antono played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 63rd minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jânio Motta in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Alberto Tafalla got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Facundo Cadaval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Manuel Antono made a huge save. Arkadiusz Wnukowski took the ball and in the 73 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 2-2. After 76 minutes, Ruperto Gonza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Golden Arrows and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th match minute, Golden Arrows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruperto Gonza to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Manuel Antono tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 83rd minute of play forced Golden Arrows's goalkeeper Manuel Antono to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Golden Arrows'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. 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 Manuel Antono quite easily take care of the ball. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after Golden Arrows's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Golden Arrows's Manuel Antono proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Golden Arrows from getting a goal against them. In the 92ndth minute of the game Arkadiusz Wnukowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 93rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense.