Challenge

Molina Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edoardo Corna got the match started through his kick off. Macos Graciani made in the 4th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Joel Gaona immediately put the ball in play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edoardo Corna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Edoardo Corna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Edoardo Corna sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edoardo Corna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Rolf Skarsø stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Gaona's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. If Edoardo Corna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Corna in the 20th minute of play. Rolf Skarsø didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Facundo Cadaval went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 27th minute of play forced Fc Molina di Quosa's goalkeeper Rolf Skarsø to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rolf Skarsø quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rolf Skarsø took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fc Molina di Quosa's Rolf Skarsø played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 34th minute of play. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Mexico 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 Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Rolf Skarsø showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 39th minute of play forced Fc Molina di Quosa's goalkeeper Rolf Skarsø to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes in the game Macos Graciani did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Joel Gaona. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Mexico 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Pavel Lukšík sent off a good shot on target. Fc Molina di Quosa were awarded a corner in the 50th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edoardo Corna took the corner. Aldo Baruffa was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

After 56 minutes, Edoardo Corna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fc Molina di Quosa and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edoardo Corna hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Fc Molina di Quosa's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Joel Gaona scored to the left of an out of position Rolf Skarsø, making the score, 1-3. 65 minutes into the match, Fc Molina di Quosa's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Rolf Skarsø reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Alberto Tafalla reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rolf Skarsø. The goal made the score 1-4. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Corna in the 71st minute of the match. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Corna, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 78 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rolf Skarsø made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lautaro Mancebo during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joel Gaona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Rolf Skarsø made a huge save. Pavel Lukšík received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.