Challenge

Antohesti
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zorko Doro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Steffen Breistein could shoot a difficult shot in the 5th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Paulo Renato Gaspar sent off a good shot on target. Capitala's Paulo Renato Gaspar came free and shot a quick shot against goal 6 minutes in the game, fortunately Dante Lacasa had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 10th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Capitala'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. Mexico's Luca Rouco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lütfi Soner in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Paulo Renato Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Șerban Culiță came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lütfi Soner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Steffen Breistein in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Steffen Breistein put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Dante Lacasa. Lütfi Soner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Șerban Culiță in the 26th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Capitala booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Luque didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Șerban Culiță in the 39th minute of play. In the 43rdth minute of the game Luca Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Capitala's Lütfi Soner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paulo Renato Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After having played for 56 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Șerban Culiță in the 62nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Renato Gaspar in the 69th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Capitala's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Lütfi Soner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Gaspar in the 73rd minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bilgehan Bakkalbaşıoğlu in the 76th minute of the match. Lütfi Soner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Lütfi Soner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 82nd minute of play. When Șerban Culiță came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Capitala 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 Șerban Culiță couldn't finish the play. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lütfi Soner having to interfere. The Capitala support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.