Challenge

La Bombonera
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. FK Novi Pazar's Iturri Zalaca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 9th minute of play forced FK Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Iturri Zalaca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iturri Zalaca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th match minute, FK Novi Pazar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blagota Panić to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th match minute, FK Novi Pazar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nedeljko Virijević to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd 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. Iturri Zalaca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nedeljko Virijević might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nedeljko Virijević ran back to his position shaking his head. Iturri Zalaca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedeljko Virijević in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 43rd minute of play forced FK Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Iturri Zalaca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manojlo Medenica made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 53rd minute of play forced FK Novi Pazar's goalkeeper Iturri Zalaca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iturri Zalaca made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of FK Novi Pazar booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Facundo Cadaval didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Mirosavljević in the 62nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Mirosavljević in the 66th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iturri Zalaca having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Marko Mirosavljević came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Luca Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iturri Zalaca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute, Marko Mirosavljević left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Novi Pazar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Alberto Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Iturri Zalaca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iturri Zalaca having to interfere. In the 85th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iturri Zalaca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th match minute, FK Novi Pazar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vidak Duraković to maneuver through the defense. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 95 minutes, Manojlo Medenica mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FK Novi Pazar and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 95 played minutes FK Novi Pazar got a freekick which was hit by Manojlo Medenica. FK Novi Pazar's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.