Challenge

Fenway Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. In the 9th match minute, Red Sox was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fortunato Boldrini to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Lucantoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfredo Lucantoni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto Tafalla's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute Claudio Pan 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. Alfredo Lucantoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Red Sox getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Flavio Riva hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Red Sox defense, Facundo Cadaval kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Lucantoni. The Red Sox fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Lucantoni should have stopped the shot. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Festuccia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Lucantoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th 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. Alfredo Lucantoni 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 36th minute. The supporters of Red Sox booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Facundo Cadaval didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Instead of passing the ball, Flavio Riva made a really hard long shot towards goal. Mexico's Dante Lacasa realized he got lucky when he saw the ball passing the outside of the left post. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Cirigliano made a kick off. In the 56th minute Claudio Pan 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. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Pan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lorenzo Cazalla charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lorenzo Cazalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Pan in the 65th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Lucantoni made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Red Sox getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Fortunato Boldrini hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Claudio Pan 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. Alfredo Lucantoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 85th minute of the match. If Felice Tieri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.