Challenge

炙无极
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. 陶辰誉 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 【虎威】炙焰之都's 龚广希 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 9th minute of play. After 10 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 龚广希 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. 龚广希 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 龚广希. 【虎威】炙焰之都's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 22nd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 龚广希 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 龚广希 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 27th minute of the match. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after 【虎威】炙焰之都's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner ended in Macos Graciani almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but 【虎威】炙焰之都's 龚广希 did a great save. Macos Graciani scored 0-3 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 龚广希, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 龚广希 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by 陶辰誉 in the 34th minute. 【虎威】炙焰之都's 龚广希 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 35th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. 龚广希 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 39th minute, 郑锋威 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 龚广希 having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 龚广希 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 43 minutes 【虎威】炙焰之都's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but 【虎威】炙焰之都's 龚广希 did a great save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 徐雄夕 to make the kick off. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. 龚广希 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 59th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. 胡磊辉 hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind 【虎威】炙焰之都's goalkeeper 龚广希, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 龚广希 made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 龚广希 having to interfere. In the 71st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 龚广希 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 陶辰誉 came free in the 74th minute and tried to tip the ball over Dante Lacasa, but to the joy of Mexico's supporters the ball went over. 75 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of 龚广希. Joel Gaona showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. 龚广希 made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 徐雄夕 in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 龚广希 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 85th minute of play forced 【虎威】炙焰之都's goalkeeper 龚广希 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute 徐雄夕 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. 88 minutes in the game, Joel Gaona fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without 龚广希 having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 90th minute, which 龚广希 however easily saved by the left post. 龚广希 was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Alberto Tafalla capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberto Tafalla really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. The Mexico supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mexico would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.