Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Charis Raftopoulos 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 3rd minute. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charis Raftopoulos having to interfere. Charis Raftopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 6th minute of play. The supporters of Mexico booed when Vakoufi Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Huang Tian Ao didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hüseyin Ağyar hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Charis Raftopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birkan Balıkçı in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos Tsevas in the 21st 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 fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Themis Pepper sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birkan Balıkçı in the 23rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Charis Raftopoulos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Vakoufi Utd's Charis Raftopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 32nd minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Vakoufi Utd's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Charis Raftopoulos quite easily take care of the ball. Themis Pepper could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hüseyin Ağyar in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute Birkan Balıkçı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Charis Raftopoulos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Tsevas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 58 minutes into the match, Themis Pepper notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Charis Raftopoulos came out and tried to block the shot, but Lautaro Mancebo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 65th minute. With a little luck, Vakoufi Utd's Charis Raftopoulos got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Vakoufi Utd's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Tsevas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aykut Berksan hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Charis Raftopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Korpetis in the 89th minute of the match. Vakoufi Utd's Charis Raftopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 90th minute of play. 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 92nd minute. Alberto Tafalla was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The Mexico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.