Challenge

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafim Malta got free with Dante Lacasa in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 5 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eugenio Cannata. In the 6th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute, Alberto Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Eugenio Cannata got a free kick in the 10th minute. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Serafim Malta in the 13th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Liu Xing Qiang came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Liu Xing Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Lautaro Mancebo sped through Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Liu Xing Qiang. Erwin Jadamowitz came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Lacasa could save by the left post. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Erwin Jadamowitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 34th 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. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erwin Jadamowitz in the 37th minute. After 37 played minutes Erwin Jadamowitz rounded Mexico's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. 40 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafim Malta. After a rather tough play, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Francesco Coscia got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Stefan Fausild hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After 45 minutes, Adalberto Ortiz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francesco Coscia to make the kick off. Francesco Coscia hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 59th minute Erwin Jadamowitz 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. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Liu Xing Qiang firmly grabbed it by the left post. Liu Xing Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 64th minute of play. With a little luck, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 66 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. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Coscia in the 68th 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 Francesco Coscia in the 69th minute of play. In the 75th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Liu Xing Qiang was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 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 76th minute. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC made a substitution. Didier Skarsø replaced Erwin Jadamowitz. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Coscia in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liu Xing Qiang having to interfere. In the 95th match minute, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wen Yi Peng to maneuver through the defense. Despite being the better team, Mexico failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.