Challenge

RED Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Miro Ivanov made the kick off and thus started the match. ®G6®Red scorpion's Miro Ivanov got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 18th minute of play forced ®G6®Red scorpion's goalkeeper Ercole Carbonaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sokol Balkandzhiyski in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, ®G6®Red scorpion's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ercole Carbonaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ercole Carbonaro. Ercole Carbonaro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sokol Balkandzhiyski in the 35th minute. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Sokol Balkandzhiyski sent off a good shot on target. Sokol Balkandzhiyski in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dante Lacasa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ercole Carbonaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 44th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ercole Carbonaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ercole Carbonaro made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trifon Ivanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Facundo Cadaval struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Ercole Carbonaro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. In the 65th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ®G6®Red scorpion's Adrian Victorero got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ercole Carbonaro made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 69th minute. The corner ended in Facundo Cadaval almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ®G6®Red scorpion's Ercole Carbonaro did a great save. In the 71st minute of the match Mexico got a corner. ®G6®Red scorpion's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Mexico's Facundo Cadaval to fire away a dangerous shot which Ercole Carbonaro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, ®G6®Red scorpion's Asrın Eryildiz got a free kick in the 74th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ®G6®Red scorpion's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ercole Carbonaro 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. In the 79th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Carbonaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Miro Ivanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Mexico played a much better game than ®G6®Red scorpion and deserved their victory. The ®G6®Red scorpion players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.