Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Panait Oprea kicked off to start the match. ionion's Fabio Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 2nd minute of play. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Abalos having to interfere. In the 7th minute Panait Oprea 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. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Fabio Abalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabio Abalos. Fabio Abalos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 15th minute of play forced ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 20th minute of play forced ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragoş Zăvoiu in the 25th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, ionion's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Fabio Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of ionion booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in ionion's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Abalos came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Fabio Abalos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Gaona got free with Fabio Abalos in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Abalos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 63rd minute of play forced ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 65th minute of play forced ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 minutes ionion'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. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Fabio Abalos. ionion's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 73 minutes into the match, Panait Oprea 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 Panait Oprea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panait Oprea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Fabio Abalos made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 80th minute of play forced ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabio Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 82nd minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marijan Ojdanić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabio Abalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 88th minute. ionion's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo scored to the left of an out of position Fabio Abalos, making the score, 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 92nd minute of play forced ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after ionion's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. In the 97th match minute, ionion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigore Pădure to maneuver through the defense. The Mexico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.