Challenge

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pekko Rino took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pekko Rino in the 21st minute. The audience was convinced that Pekko Rino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mel Önen in the 26th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Facundo Cadaval made a precise shot to the right of Donato Foddis. AC Collins's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 31 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that AC Collins's Donato Foddis managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice moves Pekko Rino could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 36th minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Donato Foddis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Pekko Rino sent off a good shot on target. Donato Foddis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 48 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Collins the free kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pekko Rino hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 58th minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Donato Foddis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AC Collins's Donato Foddis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 58th minute of play. Frank Di Toma charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Di Toma the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mexico's Bautista Elvira was substituted for Joel Gaona. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 65th minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Donato Foddis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goalkeeper Donato Foddis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. In the 73rd minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Collins made a substitution. Zygmunt Pisarczyk replaced Slawomir Soszka. Donato Foddis made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th minute Bautista Elvira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Zygmunt Pisarczyk came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mel Önen in the 96th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edinho do Nascimento in the 97th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Mel Önen put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.