Challenge

Железни
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Железничар's Todor Sivov 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. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Железничар's Nencho Radionov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Todor Sivov. Nacho Tzakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Nencho Radionov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Todor Sivov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nencho Radionov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kaimo Hunt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute, Lautaro Mancebo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nencho Radionov 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 24th minute. In the 31st minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nencho Radionov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Alberto Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Железничар's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nencho Radionov 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. 44 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nencho Radionov. Железничар's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nencho Radionov. Nencho Radionov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 56th minute, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Железничар's Nencho Radionov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Железничар from getting a goal against them. In the 60th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nencho Radionov having to interfere. Yuri Dinolov's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yuri Dinolov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, one of Железничар:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Железничар. Joel Gaona shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Железничар's Nencho Radionov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 68th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 72 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Железничар's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Nencho Radionov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 77 minutes, Joel Gaona made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Железничар's Nencho Radionov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Железничар's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nencho Radionov 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. With a little luck, Железничар's Nencho Radionov got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Железничар's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Joel Gaona scored 0-5 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nencho Radionov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 92 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Kaimo Hunt came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lorenzo Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.