Challenge

Acilia Arena
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. Fu Hai Yuan started the match with the kick off. Ciro Moscatelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ciro Moscatelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Fu Hai Yuan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Acilia Town's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ovidiu Ciulei in the 14th minute. A collision led to Acilia Town getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Robert Wojno hit a great ball. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Moscatelli having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fu Hai Yuan in the 20th minute of play. Scofield Vinciguerras short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Dante Lacasa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 21stth minute of the game Fu Hai Yuan 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. When Acilia Town's Fu Hai Yuan in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. If Fu Hai Yuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mexico's Luca Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Acilia Town's Ciro Moscatelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 30th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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: 0-1. With an all-out effort, Acilia Town's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fu Hai Yuan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With an all-out effort, Acilia Town's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fu Hai Yuan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 35th minute of play forced Acilia Town's goalkeeper Ciro Moscatelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Moscatelli having to interfere. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ciro Moscatelli having to make a save. Ciro Moscatelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 46th minute of play. The supporters of Mexico booed when Acilia Town was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franco Ucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. Acilia Town's Dieguinho Tande was substituted for Fu Hai Yuan. In the 49th minute, Franco Ucci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 50th minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ciro Moscatelli skillfully saved the ball. 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.

Lautaro Mancebo charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lautaro Mancebo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th minute, Lautaro Mancebo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Acilia Town's Ciro Moscatelli got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 69 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Mancebo. The supporters of Mexico booed when Acilia Town was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franco Ucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciro Moscatelli made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Macos Graciani made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Acilia Town's Kallola Varm. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Acilia Town.