Challenge

EL AVISMEDU
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) AVISMU FC's 莫旭谦 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. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Erhard Grunewald tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when 莫旭谦 got free with Dante Lacasa in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Gaona charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joel Gaona the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joel Gaona hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Lehen came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudio-Paul Benedetto's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dante Lacasa firmly grabbed it by the left post. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 莫旭谦, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The supporters of Mexico booed when AVISMU FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pepe De Paula didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. AVISMU FC'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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Urdin Pacheco quite easily take care of the ball. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Urdin Pacheco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 莫旭谦 struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AVISMU FC. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Urdin Pacheco. Urdin Pacheco 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.

Mexico were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after AVISMU FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Facundo Cadaval was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 莫旭谦 in the 55th minute of play. In the 55th minute, 莫旭谦 made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Erhard Grunewald's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 2-1 when 莫旭谦 sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Urdin Pacheco 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 68th minute, 莫旭谦 made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by 莫旭谦 in the 76th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute 莫旭谦 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. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by AVISMU FC'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. Urdin Pacheco made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Macos Graciani got a free kick in the 87th minute. Andrei Solera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tito Gómez hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Urdin Pacheco came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. 94 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Urdin Pacheco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Despite being the better team, Mexico failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.