Challenge

Glory of Aleksotas
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Paulius Margelis's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulius Margelis helped the player get up and apologised. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 5th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 杜义俊 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A.J. 杜义俊 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 17th minute of the match. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 22nd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 杜义俊 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dinaras Dackus. Aleksotas FK's A.J. 杜义俊 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 28th minute of play. A.J. 杜义俊 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 28th minute of play. Facundo Cadaval recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 38th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 杜义俊 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but A.J. 杜义俊 was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Facundo Cadaval hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lautaro Mancebo in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck A.J. 杜义俊 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rytis Lazdauskas during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th match minute, Aleksotas FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rytis Lazdauskas to maneuver through the defense. 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.

In the 53rd minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. A.J. 杜义俊 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. A.J. 杜义俊 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinaras Dackus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A.J. 杜义俊 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Haedelt in the 70th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Haedelt in the 75th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vilmantas Norutis in the 76th minute of play. Aleksotas FK's A.J. 杜义俊 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 79th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. A.J. 杜义俊 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 81st minute, Sikstas Geralavičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A.J. 杜义俊 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After 94 played minutes Aleksotas FK got a freekick which was hit by Algitas Čiuzas. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without A.J. 杜义俊 having to interfere. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.