Challenge

Palestra Itália
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Donald Voldfrom took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. Olimpiu Mirciulescu kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 10th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper 严昂军 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to PALMEIRAS-UTAH getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. 曲骋威 hit a great ball. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 19th minute. Qu Feng might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Qu Feng ran back to his position shaking his head. The throw-in from Macos Graciani in the 26th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Dominik Olchawa. After a rather tough play, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's 曲骋威 got a free kick in the 30th minute. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's 严昂军 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qu Feng in the 42nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 严昂军 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 44th minute of play. 严昂军 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 47th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper 严昂军 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper 严昂军 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 56th match minute, PALMEIRAS-UTAH was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donald Voldfrom to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 严昂军 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper 严昂军 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 66th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. PALMEIRAS-UTAH'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. It was a well-played corner which Alberto Tafalla managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After a rather tough play, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Olimpiu Mirciulescu got a free kick in the 68th minute. Mexico's Joel Gaona couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 69th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for PALMEIRAS-UTAH. In the 73rd minute Andre Randall 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. 75 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper 严昂军 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 严昂军 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 79th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qu Feng in the 80th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 严昂军 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 88 minutes of play, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Andre Randall made it 1-0 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! An unexpectedly hard shot by Andre Randall in the 93rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Andre Randall made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0.