Challenge

V.I.P.
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobri Karapetrov in the 2nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dumitru Berca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobri Karapetrov in the 10th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Ţugui in the 17th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronny Brovall in the 18th minute of the match. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dumitru Podgoreanu got free with Dante Lacasa in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobri Karapetrov, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ştefan Coșereanu got free with Dante Lacasa in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Ţugui, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 43rd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Berca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Dobri Karapetrov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ştefan Coșereanu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. VIP's Dumitru Berca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save VIP from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Ţugui in the 59th minute of the match. Dumitru Berca made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. 60 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dumitru Berca, 1-2. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dumitru Berca firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Mexico booed when VIP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dumitru Podgoreanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Dumitru Berca made a huge save. Dumitru Berca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ştefan Coșereanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, VIP's goalkeeper Dumitru Berca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 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 74th minute. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dumitru Berca in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 75th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dumitru Berca was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Dumitru Berca in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Coșereanu in the 82nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dumitru Podgoreanu in the 87th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, VIP's Ştefan Coșereanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Dumitru Berca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.