Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aleksander Liberko got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 5th minute of play forced Buldogi's goalkeeper Saturnino Domingues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Lautaro Mancebo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikolaj Maciejewski in the 14th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saturnino Domingues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Saturnino Domingues was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zula Dytrych got free with Dante Lacasa in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mikolaj Maciejewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Buldogi's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Saturnino Domingues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saturnino Domingues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Godofredo Urtats'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. Godofredo Urtats helped the player get up and apologised. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksander Liberko in the 34th minute of play. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Zula Dytrych got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 1-2. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Saturnino Domingues didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikolaj Maciejewski got free with Dante Lacasa in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Mancebo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 53rdth minute, Saturnino Domingues skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Buldogi's goalkeeper Saturnino Domingues, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zula Dytrych in the 62nd minute of play. Saturnino Domingues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 69th minute of play. Buldogi's Saturnino Domingues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 69th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th 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. Saturnino Domingues breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Saturnino Domingues didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience cheered loudly when Alberto Tafalla's long shot in the 79th minute became 1-4 when the ball went to the left of and passed Saturnino Domingues. Alberto Tafalla kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksander Liberko in the 83rd minute of play. Saturnino Domingues came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. After a defensive mix-up in Buldogi's zone, Luca Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saturnino Domingues came out of the goal and Luca Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Saturnino Domingues made a huge save. Buldogi's Saturnino Domingues proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Buldogi from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksander Liberko in the 92nd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Saturnino Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.