Challenge

Capua Amphitheatre
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. Eusebio Caitano hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. When Lautaro Mancebo fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Lautaro Mancebo a yellow card for diving instead. After 10 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Mancebo. Luca Önel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Mancebo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luca Önel was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. After 15 minutes Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'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 Luca Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Luca Önel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boyce Shipp. After a defensive mix-up in Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luca Önel 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. 27 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Ersman came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Önel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 30th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Boyce Shipp came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Önel came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Luca Zorita. But to his dismay, Luca Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Muhammed Salah could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luca Önel having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ion Antonescu during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 44 played minutes Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ got a freekick which was hit by Ion Antonescu. Luca Önel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Naw Kean to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the game, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Boyce Shipp 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, 1-1. Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Luca Önel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ from getting a goal against them. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Luca Rouco heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Luca Önel in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luca Önel was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joel Gaona showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 67 minute of play. In the 71st match minute, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dinu Ficsinescu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 76th minute of play forced Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s goalkeeper Luca Önel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Önel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 81st minute of play. A hard shot by Joel Gaona from long distance, 85 minutes into the match, got Luca Önel's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Ersman in the 86th minute of play. With a little luck, Filpea Hotspur ★Dac★'s Luca Önel got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ion Antonescu hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match.