Challenge

New Stadium Miran
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, New Miran FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Gino Tonić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gino Tonić having to make a save. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gino Tonić having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gino Tonić narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in New Miran FC's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gino Tonić came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charlie Vandamme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gino Tonić having to interfere. In the 26th of the match, Johan Neeskens tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Dante Lacasa got in the way and made a wonderful save. Gino Tonić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 29th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gino Tonić was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Alberto Tafalla put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gino Tonić. 38 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Johan Neeskens came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gino Tonić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute of the match.

Felix Luque hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charlie Vandamme in the 53rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evandro Maranhense kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gino Tonić. New Miran FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Gino Tonić came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Gino Tonić made a huge save. In the 76thth minute of the game Alberto Tafalla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but New Miran FC's Gino Tonić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 80th minute of play forced New Miran FC's goalkeeper Gino Tonić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Johan Neeskens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New Miran FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johan Neeskens, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Tonić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lorenzo Cazalla the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mexico protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lorenzo Cazalla had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mexico fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! The corner led to New Miran FC's Laerte Marquez getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Mexico had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.