Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zhou Xiang Li took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 7 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thoralf Banke in the 8th minute of play. In the 12th minute Zhou Xiang Li 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 made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Zhou Xiang Li sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that René Higuita narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 20th minute Bobby Moths 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 made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Zhou Xiang Li sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thoralf Banke in the 23rd minute. René Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. René Higuita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 30 minutes into the match, Zhou Xiang Li notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 33rd minute of play forced ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm's goalkeeper René Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 33rd minute of play forced ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm's goalkeeper René Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pan Jing Qi. In the 39th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but René Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Zhou Xiang Li managed to get in a good position for a shot. ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm's supporters rose to their feet, but Zhou Xiang Li was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Pan Jing Qi 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 53rd minute ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm were awarded a corner. Thoralf Banke went to the cornerflag to take it. Zhou Xiang Li's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zhou Xiang Li helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm's René Higuita got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Higuita having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 72nd minute of play forced ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm's goalkeeper René Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 77th minute of play forced ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm's goalkeeper René Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. René Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thoralf Banke in the 86th minute of play. Angelo Hamberger's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelo Hamberger helped the player get up and apologised. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Higuita having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with René Higuita in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. René Higuita 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 95th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Mexico players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.