Challenge

Tafari Makonnen
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernan Tulio started the match with the kick off. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Silverio Liberto sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernan Tulio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Macos Graciani got a throw-in 14 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Facundo Cadaval. The referee felt a red card was in order, 16 minutes into the game, when Lorenzo Cazalla put in a rough tackle. In the 17th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Bernardinho Pimenta managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardinho Pimenta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Sen Jing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Long Sen Jing 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 26th minute. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Long Sen Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 31st minute of play. In the 31st 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. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Fernan Tulio sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. 40 minutes in the game Macos Graciani did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luca Zorita. Macos Graciani made in the 44th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Luca Zorita. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lautaro Mancebo to make the kick off. When Fernan Tulio came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the La Tribuna Tambien Juega fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fernan Tulio couldn't finish the play. After 56 played minutes La Tribuna Tambien Juega got a freekick which was hit by Atala Bačo. 59 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Long Sen Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Tribuna Tambien Juega'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. The corner ended in Luca Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Long Sen Jing did a great save. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's attentive Cesar Flor managed to snatch the ball when Macos Graciani made a throw-in in the 65th minute of the game. Long Sen Jing made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Long Sen Jing in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Long Sen Jing in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Liberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Fernan Tulio came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Gürel Olgunay was substituted for Adolfo Qwinton. In the 91st minute of the match, Luca Zorita tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Long Sen Jing saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Tribuna Tambien Juega'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. The corner led Mexico's Luca Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Long Sen Jing despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in La Tribuna Tambien Juega's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Long Sen Jing came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mexico were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing La Tribuna Tambien Juega to leave the ground with a draw.