Challenge

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. AC Collins's Donato Foddis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 6th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donato Foddis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 9 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Leoz. AC Collins's Donato Foddis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Luca Zorita notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of AC Collins's Donato Foddis. Donato Foddis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pekko Rino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Donato Foddis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. In the 24th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 29th minute of the match. Donato Foddis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 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 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Collins's goalkeeper Donato Foddis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 41 minutes into the game, Luca Rouco 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. In the 41st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. AC Collins's Zacarias Theodore couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mexico. 43 minutes into the match, Luca Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Foddis. AC Collins's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 48th minute, Pekko Rino made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mel Önen to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Di Toma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slawomir Soszka in the 65th minute of play. Donato Foddis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Carlo Maestri hit a great ball. AC Collins's Zygmunt Pisarczyk was substituted for Slawomir Soszka. In the 82nd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Collins's Edinho do Nascimento. But to his dismay, Edinho do Nascimento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 88th minute of the match. A well-hit corner resulted in Luca Zorita heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edinho do Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Alberto Tafalla could shoot a difficult shot in the 93rd minute, which Donato Foddis however easily saved by the left post. 98 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.