Challenge

ARENA VIOLA
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. A collision led to Cavalerii Viola getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Iker Galo hit a great ball. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Mugurel Puișoru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iván Győrfi in the 13th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Lautaro Mancebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mugurel Puișoru was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Mugurel Puișoru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico's Luca Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and He Shu Xun capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. He Shu Xun really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iván Győrfi's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. In the 35thth minute of the game He Shu Xun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 38th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugurel Puișoru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 played minutes Cavalerii Viola got a freekick which was hit by Iván Győrfi. After 43 played minutes Cavalerii Viola got a freekick which was hit by Victor Pascaru. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Mugurel Puișoru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mugurel Puișoru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 47th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Mugurel Puișoru was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iván Győrfi in the 56th minute of play. Mugurel Puișoru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 66 minutes into the match, Cavalerii Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Mugurel Puișoru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Mugurel Puișoru successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 69th minute of play forced Cavalerii Viola's goalkeeper Mugurel Puișoru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 70th minute. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mugurel Puișoru having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Joel Gaona fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Iván Győrfi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Cavalerii Viola's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mugurel Puișoru came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mugurel Puișoru made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Felix Luque got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Cavalerii Viola fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.