Challenge

Hope stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Leontin Voinescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Sabin Cartiș tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Hope AFC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Avram Beșliu hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Hope AFC defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leontin Voinescu. The Hope AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leontin Voinescu should have stopped the shot. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sabin Cartiș in the 11th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Hope AFC's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leontin Voinescu 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. 21 minutes into the match, Hope AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Leontin Voinescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leontin Voinescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Hope AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Leontin Voinescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Hope AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Leontin Voinescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Hope AFC's Leontin Voinescu. Leontin Voinescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 34 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Dorin Miulescu came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hannes Ekrot kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Augustin Ciocoiu during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Augustin Ciocoiu kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabian Gilesindo to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Gaona got free with Leontin Voinescu in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Gaona did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Leontin Voinescu 53 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Hope AFC's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leontin Voinescu 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. Hope AFC's Cornel Lucaci was substituted for Augustin Ciocoiu. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute Fabian Gilesindo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 66 minutes of play, Hope AFC's Avram Beșliu made it 1-3 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! In the 68th minute, Emiliano Luke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Leontin Voinescu made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. When Luca Zorita fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Luca Zorita a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st minute, Luca Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Hope AFC defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leontin Voinescu. The Hope AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leontin Voinescu should have stopped the shot. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.