Challenge

Ravens Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felipe Liher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Felipe Liher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Liher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrián Czornomaz in the 19th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felipe Liher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Adrián Czornomaz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 38th minute of play forced Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s goalkeeper Felipe Liher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Felipe Liher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Liher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 42nd minute of play. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Adrián Czornomaz made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nereo Inge to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felipe Liher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Lisandro Mikolas was substituted for Rigoberto Lucado. Alberto Tafalla succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 61st playminute. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Joel Gaona slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Felipe Liher. That made the score 1-5 after 63 minutes of play. Felipe Liher made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Alberto Tafalla did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-6 to the left of a surprised Felipe Liher 74 minutes into the match. The supporters of Mexico booed when Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konstantinos Korkolis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Joel Gaona fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The crowd rose to their feet as Joel Gaona kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Felipe Liher. That made the score 1-7 in the 85 minute of play. Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Felipe Liher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 88th minute of play. With a little luck, Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Felipe Liher got control of the ball when Facundo Cadaval tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo scored to the left of an out of position Felipe Liher, making the score, 1-8. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mexico played a much better game than Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. and deserved their victory. The Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.