Challenge

Matador José Marcelo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcelo Salas got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the match, ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣'s goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Clemente Savier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣'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. ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣'s Clemente Savier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute 邓城潮 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. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邓城潮 in the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th 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. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by 邓城潮 in the 23rd minute. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Clemente Savier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of play forced ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣'s goalkeeper Clemente Savier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Salas in the 46th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

With an all-out effort, Mexico's Clemente Savier threw himself towards the right post 50 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luca Zorita, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Luca Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clemente Savier was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. In the 57th minute Marcelo Salas 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. Clemente Savier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubarna Marcos, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mexico:s goal. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Barrera in the 68th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71stth minute of the game Cristopher Damian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣ were awarded a corner. Elias Figueroa went to the cornerflag to take it. 75 minutes into the game, Cristopher Damian cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Barrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ubarna Marcos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubarna Marcos, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After 86 played minutes ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣ got a freekick which was hit by Elias Figueroa. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristopher Damian took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. ☣ⓇⓄⒸⓀⒺⓉ   -⃝ⓅⓄⓌⒺⓇ☣'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.