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拓胜体育足球俱乐部
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 【AC】★御剑堂★拓胜FC『湘☆军』's 张兴常 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. Dani Amarita 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 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Dennis Scruggs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dani Amarita skillfully saved the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Dani Amarita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. 30 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Habib Akkoç came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Habib Akkoç in the 30th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Lorenzo Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 张兴常 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dante Lacasa. Mexico's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in 【AC】★御剑堂★拓胜FC『湘☆军』's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dani Amarita came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when 张兴常 sent off a good shot on target. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dani Amarita having to make a save. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, 【AC】★御剑堂★拓胜FC『湘☆军』's Dennis Scruggs got a free kick in the 61st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Dani Amarita in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dani Amarita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Habib Akkoç in the 76th minute of play. 【AC】★御剑堂★拓胜FC『湘☆军』's 韩俊 was substituted for 张兴常. In the 80th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th 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. Dani Amarita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 87 played minutes 【AC】★御剑堂★拓胜FC『湘☆军』 got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Scruggs. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 91st minute of play forced 【AC】★御剑堂★拓胜FC『湘☆军』's goalkeeper Dani Amarita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 played minutes 【AC】★御剑堂★拓胜FC『湘☆军』 got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Scruggs. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 徐潮竞, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dani Amarita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 97th minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.