Challenge

梅州宪梓体育场
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 刘磊强 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. 8 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 刘磊强. 10 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when 刘磊强 came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Leonardo Leoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by 刘磊强 in the 13th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If 刘磊强 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 方云朋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 19th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when 刘磊强 came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes, 刘磊强 made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 方云朋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 33rd minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 刘磊强, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. 方云朋 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 46th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 刘磊强 to make the kick off. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 54th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 方云朋 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th 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. 63 minutes into the match, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. The 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 刘磊强 looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Macos Graciani made in the 70th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Joel Gaona. 方云朋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 71st minute of play. 方云朋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 方云朋 having to make a save. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 方云朋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 79th minute of play forced 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, 周梁云 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and 周梁云 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Joel Gaona took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for 方云朋 to make any attempt to save it. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 杨瑜耀 in the 87th minute of the match. After 90 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 made a substitution. 武辉宽 replaced 康铮风. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 杨瑜耀 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, 周梁云 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.