Challenge

Arsenal FC
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Arsenal CF's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Amir Sianturi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Amir Sianturi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amir Sianturi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 11 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amir Sianturi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th minute Edgar Palmquist 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. After 21 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Arsenal CF's Amir Sianturi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 24th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amir Sianturi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Damm recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amir Sianturi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 35th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Ferrando in the 36th minute of play. After 37 minutes, Luca Zorita mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the Arsenal CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th minute, Luca Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yavuz Bal kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edgar Palmquist was the one to do the kick off. Amir Sianturi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amir Sianturi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Amir Sianturi made a huge save. Amir Sianturi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Amir Sianturi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amir Sianturi having to interfere. Gabriel Damm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. After 88 played minutes, Arsenal CF's Greger Bergqvist 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 Arsenal CF reached it. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Gabriel Damm 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. Mexico played a much better game than Arsenal CF and deserved their victory. The Arsenal CF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.