Challenge

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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zheng Feng Ling kicked off to start the match. 龚浩云 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 龚浩云 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 龚浩云 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 杜亦诚 in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 13th minute of play forced 山东泰山队's goalkeeper 龚浩云 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 杜亦诚 in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, 山东泰山队's Waclaw Nakonieczny got a free kick in the 19th minute. 山东泰山队's 龚浩云 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Feng Ling came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when 徐榕然 got free with Dante Lacasa in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. 龚浩云 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 Zheng Feng Ling tried to sneak it across the goal line. 龚浩云 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 31st minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 徐榕然 in the 32nd minute of play. 龚浩云 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 36th minute of the match. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39th minute, 洪桑笑 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of 山东泰山队 booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, 山东泰山队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Arnold to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Mancebo scored 0-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 龚浩云, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind 山东泰山队's goalkeeper 龚浩云, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 60 minutes 山东泰山队'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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 徐榕然 in the 62nd minute of play. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, 山东泰山队's 龚浩云 got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 68th minute, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. 73 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Feng Ling came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 洪桑笑 hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 杜亦诚, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 黄辰笑 in the 79th minute of play. In the 80thth minute of the game Zheng Feng Ling 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by 徐榕然 in the 81st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Alexander Arnold left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 山东泰山队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The audience was convinced that Luca Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 龚浩云 was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 92nd match minute, 山东泰山队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wincent Kajder to maneuver through the defense. When Alberto Tafalla fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Alberto Tafalla a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 94th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 徐榕然 in the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Mexico had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.