Challenge

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 7 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bogdan Dyachkov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 7th minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Bogdan Dyachkov. FK Amur's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Facundo Cadaval's late challenge caught a FK Amur's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Facundo Cadaval helped the player get up and apologised. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Danila Skvirskiy sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Klim Lukin came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danila Skvirskiy in the 20th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, FK Amur's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Bogdan Dyachkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Lukyanovich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 played minutes FK Amur got a freekick which was hit by Pavel Tihonovich. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bogdan Dyachkov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Bogdan Dyachkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 35th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Alberto Tafalla put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Bogdan Dyachkov. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantin Lukyanovich, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The supporters of Mexico booed when FK Amur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konstantin Lukyanovich didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danila Skvirskiy in the 62nd minute of play. FK Amur's Igor Romanchenko was substituted for Danila Skvirskiy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klim Lukin in the 72nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Dyachkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of FK Amur's Bogdan Dyachkov. Bogdan Dyachkov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 81st minute Igor Romanchenko 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 83rd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Dyachkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrey Makhovikov during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Andrey Makhovikov hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Bogdan Dyachkov threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luca Zorita, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Klim Lukin got a free kick in the 90th minute. Felix Luque was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 92 minutes into the match. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Pavel Tihonovich got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Mexico supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mexico would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.