Challenge

Hercules Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, 孟威珂 took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when 崔国棋 got free with Dante Lacasa in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 杜奕明 kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 32nd minute by 崔国棋 got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Guangdong Yunliu's 倪笑建 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. 倪笑建 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 孟威珂 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 江骋海 hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

56 minutes into the match, 孟威珂 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 孟威珂 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孟威珂 in the 61st minute of the match. 倪笑建 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 崔国棋, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 65th minute. A collision led to Guangdong Yunliu getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. 杜奕明 hit a great ball. Joel Gaona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 倪笑建. Guangdong Yunliu's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 巩挺云 hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 倪笑建 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 72nd minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 林邦政, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when 林邦政 came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, 林邦政 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With his leg 倪笑建 managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. Guangdong Yunliu's 倪笑建 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 96th minute of play.