Challenge

Barabazz Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Vukašin Hadžiđulbić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 4th minute of play. Pinki Pied sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pinki Pied could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 11th minute of play forced Tre Starka's goalkeeper Vukašin Hadžiđulbić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes, Tre Starka's Stig Petersson 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 Tre Starka reached it. After a rather tough play, Tre Starka's Pinki Pied got a free kick in the 16th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pinki Pied went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, Pinki Pied notched a goal, 2-0, 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. In the 33rd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vukašin Hadžiđulbić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 34th minute. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vukašin Hadžiđulbić in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Dragoş Berbec kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Macos Graciani made in the 39th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alberto Tafalla immediately put the ball in play. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Vukašin Hadžiđulbić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vukašin Hadžiđulbić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute Kent Martinsson 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. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bennvar Galloway to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Joel Gaona kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vukašin Hadžiđulbić. That made the score 2-1 in the 51 minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bennvar Galloway in the 55th minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Tre Starka's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. After 65 minutes of play, Tre Starka's Pinki Pied made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Bennvar Galloway'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 73rd minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pinki Pied in the 76th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Vukašin Hadžiđulbić threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luca Zorita, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Pinki Pied sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vukašin Hadžiđulbić came out and tried to block the shot, but Alberto Tafalla slotted it home off the left post making it 4-3 in the 93rd minute. Pinki Pied recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 98 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Pinki Pied came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.