Challenge

MDQ Raptors Arena
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. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Hermengildo Ursino sent off a good shot on target. Cosme Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 7th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Lautaro Mancebo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 14th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosme Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teofilo Adrio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Cosme Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 18th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Cosme Francesco. MDQ Raptors FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Daniel Järvenperä kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Cosme Francesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, MDQ Raptors FC's Hermengildo Ursino ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Cosme Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 30th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Joel Gaona 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. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Järvenperä in the 37th minute of play. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Daniel Järvenperä got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 2-2. After 42 played minutes MDQ Raptors FC got a freekick which was hit by Afanasiy Mozolin. When Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo in the 49th minute got a chance for a shot 49th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MDQ Raptors FC's goalie prevented a goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Järvenperä stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Luca Zorita 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. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Järvenperä in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MDQ Raptors FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abelardo Rocendo in the 61st minute. A well done corner resulted in Hermengildo Ursino drilling the ball in to score 3-2 behind Mexico's goalkeeper. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermengildo Ursino, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 74 played minutes MDQ Raptors FC got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Elodio. 80 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Cosme Francesco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Ursino in the 84th minute of play. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by MDQ Raptors FC's Teofilo Adrio. But to his dismay, Teofilo Adrio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mexico players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MDQ Raptors FC.