Challenge

255. Miroslav Klose
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Spain's Omar Toledo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicasio Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 4th minute of play. When Spain's Omar Toledo in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalie prevented a goal. Adria Bielsa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Omar Toledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicasio Abad having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Omar Toledo in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicasio Abad saved Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ from getting behind. Joel Enekoitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gabriel Ascaso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pietro Salles might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gabriel Ascaso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pietro Salles ran back to his position shaking his head. 17 minutes into the match, Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pietro Salles. If Omar Toledo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Spain were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Omar Toledo took the corner. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Omar Toledo in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicasio Abad saved Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ from getting behind. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Nicasio Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 29th minute of play. David Aranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Nicasio Abad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jon Cubero made in the 31st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Adria Bielsa. In the 36th minute, Spain's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Joel Enekoitz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 39thth minute of the game Omar Toledo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Nicasio Abad was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pietro Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. Berkan Tufan kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 44th minute of play forced Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s goalkeeper Nicasio Abad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Pietro Salles made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the game Jonathan Criado made a throw-in which Jon Cubero played forward. Omar Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 58 minutes into the game, when Miroslaw Nieuzyla put in a rough tackle. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ made a substitution. Peter Blomkvist replaced Pietro Salles. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥! Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Nicasio Abad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ from getting a goal against them. The corner led Spain's Omar Toledo to fire away a dangerous shot which Nicasio Abad despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Nicasio Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 67th minute of play. Omar Toledos short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Nicasio Abad to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Berkan Tufan kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥'s Nicasio Abad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ from getting a goal against them. Carles Cherro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 72nd playminute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carles Cherro got free with Nicasio Abad in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute Antonio Alzamendi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carles Cherro in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nicasio Abad, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Joel Enekoitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. If Carles Cherro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Iago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Alzamendi in the 91st minute of play. Nicasio Abad made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Carles Cherro sent off a good shot on target. Nicasio Abad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carles Cherro's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. With his leg Nicasio Abad managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Spain's Carles Cherro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jaime Iago hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Spain fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Spain's Carles Cherro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Monterrey ante el Mundo⛥ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Spain were clearly better and deserved to take the win.