Challenge

L.A.R.E.BOCHINI
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 4th minute of play forced C.A.Independiente's goalkeeper Buford Lim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buford Lim 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 5th minute. If Heigo Luiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Heigo Luiga came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nereo Frederico got free with Dante Lacasa in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tom Misaki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 25th minute of play forced C.A.Independiente's goalkeeper Buford Lim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buford Lim 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 28th minute. C.A.Independiente's Buford Lim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Buford Lim. C.A.Independiente's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 43 minutes into the game, Macos Graciani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A.Independiente the free kick. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Macos Graciani hit a great ball. After the first half Mexico were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, C.A.Independiente's Buford Lim got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Buford Lim was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lautaro Mancebo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 53 minute of play. Øyvind Rovik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Buford Lim firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 64 minutes C.A.Independiente'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 led Mexico's Joel Gaona to fire away a dangerous shot which Buford Lim despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 67 played minutes C.A.Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Lisandro Mederi. 68 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Buford Lim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, C.A.Independiente's goalkeeper Buford Lim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great ball. After 77 played minutes C.A.Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Ipar. After 81 minutes of play, C.A.Independiente's Heigo Luiga made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! C.A.Independiente made a substitution. Quentin Holman replaced Gavril Bosioc. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. C.A.Independiente made a substitution. Justino Confesor replaced Heigo Luiga. After 93 minutes, Fabian Ipar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A.Independiente and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than C.A.Independiente.