Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Vanadio F.C.'s Gordon Suarez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 2nd minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Paulin Sequeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulin Sequeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gordon Suarez. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulin Sequeiros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 23 minutes in the game, Rıfat Şahin fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Giraldo Bermudez had to leave the field with a concussion. 29 minutes into the game, Macos Graciani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vanadio F.C. the free kick. Vanadio F.C. made a substitution. Leizarraga Olmedo replaced Giraldo Bermudez. If Gordon Suarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vanadio F.C.'s attentive 邵飞思 managed to snatch the ball when Macos Graciani made a throw-in in the 34th minute of the game. Vanadio F.C.'s Paulin Sequeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of play. If Servando Ariztimuño had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulin Sequeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gordon Suarez in the 41st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 邵飞思 kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Gordon Suarez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 57 minutes into the match, Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Paulin Sequeiros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulin Sequeiros having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邵飞思 in the 65th minute of play. Paulin Sequeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. If Gordon Suarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vanadio F.C.'s Xaime Abar was substituted for Rıfat Şahin. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Paulin Sequeiros in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gordon Suarez scored 1-0 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 81st minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Paulin Sequeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulin Sequeiros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vanadio F.C.'s Paulin Sequeiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Vanadio F.C. from getting a goal against them. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulin Sequeiros having to interfere. After having played for 89 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mexico's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.