Challenge

Alejandro Villanueva
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Estebe Constante started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wu Jing Ao during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Estebe Constante in the 8th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdo Mas in the 9th minute of play. Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Estebe Constante in the 10th minute. After taking down the ball on Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s corner Estebe Constante fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dante Lacasa quite easily take care of the ball. Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s Yao Yun Qian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bautista Elvira in the 22nd minute of play. When Mexico's Alberto Tafalla in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s goalie prevented a goal. 27 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Estebe Constante came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of play forced Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s goalkeeper Yao Yun Qian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Estebe Constante recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 33 minutes into the game, Bautista Elvira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Yao Yun Qian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dante Lacasa didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s Estebe Constante shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 47th match minute, Deportivo Alianza Lima. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiro Montesinos to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bautista Elvira made a kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Yao Yun Qian successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Estebe Constante in the 57th minute of play. Yao Yun Qian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mexico's Alberto Tafalla in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 68th minute, Timeteo Bocos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 70th minute. Timeteo Bocos kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 81 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Leoz. Deportivo Alianza Lima.'s Norberto Branco was substituted for Valdo Mas. Leonardo Leoz kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Yao Yun Qian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bautista Elvira, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Claudio Pizarro'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 90th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Facundo Cadaval left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.