Challenge

ASF Megastadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. Višeslav Adamović hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goalkeeper Cristiano Granata, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 9 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristiano Granata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cristiano Granata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 17 minutes, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Zorita 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 Alberto Tafalla in the 18th minute of play forced A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goalkeeper Cristiano Granata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Granata having to make a save. Cristiano Granata 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 25th minute. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Rodrigue Léonard tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristiano Granata came out of the goal in the 36th 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 0-2. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in A.S. Ian Fenomeni's zone, Luca Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristiano Granata came out of the goal and Luca Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dino Palmisano to make the kick off. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save A.S. Ian Fenomeni from getting a goal against them. Joel Gaona charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd 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. In the 55th minute Dino Palmisano 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. In the 68th minute, Gani Pamirhan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cristiano Granata could save by the left post. After 78 minutes, Edoardo Galeone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.S. Ian Fenomeni and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gani Pamirhan in the 81st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enzo Guerrieri kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. Gani Pamirhan hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mexico walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.