Challenge

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 4th minute of play forced Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC'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. Liu Xing Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Luque was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 9 minutes into the match. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, Erwin Jadamowitz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erwin Jadamowitz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Erwin Jadamowitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC'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. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Tafalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafim Malta, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 47 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Valeriu Stoicescu who took care of the corner kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lautaro Mancebo to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Coscia in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute Serafim Malta 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. In the 55th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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 his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafim Malta, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 72 minutes into the game, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Serafim Malta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Liu Xing Qiang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Aldo Maiorano was substituted for Stefan Fausild. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC made a substitution. Christian Bulla replaced Quique Branca. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Malta in the 82nd minute of play. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC'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. Luca Rouco made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang managed to reach the ball for a save. 88 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona 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 Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC the free kick. In the 88th minute, Joel Gaona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 93 minutes, Didier Skarsø managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Didier Skarsø 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 supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC had won, even though Mexico had held more of the ball.