Challenge

CFR SIBIU Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona 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 Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costel Novăceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, CFR Sibiu's Evert Kjellberg got a free kick in the 17th minute. CFR Sibiu's Cristo Nofre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristo Nofre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavies Bedoya in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 29th minute of play forced CFR Sibiu's goalkeeper Cristo Nofre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luca Dănilă in the 31st minute. CFR Sibiu's Cristo Nofre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Dănilă in the 34th minute of play. Cristo Nofre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 37 minutes CFR Sibiu'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 went over the outstretched arms of CFR Sibiu's goalie and right to Luca Zorita. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. CFR Sibiu's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 41st minute CFR Sibiu were awarded a corner. Hipólito Zambujal went to the cornerflag to take it. Cristo Nofre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 42nd minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costel Novăceanu in the 44th minute of play. CFR Sibiu's Cristo Nofre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavies Bedoya, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Luca Dănilă had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Dănilă was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After some careless play in the CFR Sibiu defense, Luca Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristo Nofre. The CFR Sibiu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristo Nofre should have stopped the shot. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cristo Nofre firmly grabbed it by the left post. Cristo Nofre made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Cristo Nofre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristo Nofre made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Costel Novăceanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costel Novăceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Cristo Nofre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Cadaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th match minute, CFR Sibiu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Dănilă to maneuver through the defense. Cristo Nofre was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Luca Rouco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luca Rouco really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 91st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cristo Nofre could save by the left post. 94 minutes into the match, Luca Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristo Nofre. CFR Sibiu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than CFR Sibiu.