Challenge

Gen. Dalla Chiesa
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ignaz Ecke'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 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eraldo Cannone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Roman Kon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eraldo Cannone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Achille Molinaro'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. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eraldo Cannone 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 30th minute. In the 31st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eraldo Cannone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ignaz Ecke came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Luponero FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ignaz Ecke couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute, Melvin Eschendaal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Achille Molinaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 46th minute of play forced Luponero FC's goalkeeper Eraldo Cannone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 minutes, Roman Kon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Luponero FC and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mexico booed when Luponero FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Kon didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Achille Molinaro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eraldo Cannone read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. With a little luck, Luponero FC's Eraldo Cannone got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th match minute, Luponero FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Kon to maneuver through the defense. Luponero FC's Eraldo Cannone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 59th minute of play. Eraldo Cannone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Eraldo Cannone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 62nd minute. After having played for 63 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. The supporters of Mexico booed when Luponero FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anfilogino Mannucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achille Molinaro in the 67th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achille Molinaro in the 68th minute of the match. Eraldo Cannone didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Eraldo Cannone made a huge save. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Eraldo Cannone made a huge save. In the 76th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Luponero 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. A nice corner shot did that Alberto Tafalla got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eraldo Cannone quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Luponero FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Chen Sen Fan hit a great ball. The supporters of Mexico booed when Luponero FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melvin Eschendaal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joel Gaona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Eraldo Cannone made a huge save. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 83rd minute. With a little luck, Luponero FC's Eraldo Cannone got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Eraldo Cannone however easily saved by the left post. In the 90th minute, Luponero FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lautaro Mancebo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Kon in the 93rd minute of play. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.