Challenge

José Sand
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Omar Toledo made the kick off and thus started the match. Su Kun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Emanuel Podgoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 4th minute of play. Spain's Enrique Rabellino pulled a muscle in his back after 6 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Eusebio Fernendo fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's protests and gave Eusebio Fernendo a yellow card for diving instead. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Natalio Guter got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Spain's Gabriel Ascaso got control of the ball when Natalio Guter tried to sneak it across the goal line. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. Gustavo Tartalo took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 21st minute, Omar Toledo made a precise shot to the right of Emanuel Podgoreanu. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. In the 29th match minute, Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Jurado to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Horácio Garcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gabriel Ascaso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 38th minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Emanuel Podgoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Fernendo came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by Spain's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gustavo Tartalo was slow to take the kick. During this time Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's players had a chance to rest. Emanuel Podgoreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Aranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Horácio Garcia to make the kick off. After having played for 50 minutes, Omar Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spain's supporters crossed their fingers, but Omar Toledo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adria Bielsa got free with Emanuel Podgoreanu in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Horácio Garcia took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos made a substitution. Eliseo Abechuco replaced Horácio Garcia. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Hipolito Misael was substituted for Yves Ayral. After a defensive mix-up in Spain's zone, Eliseo Abechuco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Ascaso came out of the goal and Eliseo Abechuco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Spain made a substitution. Carles Cherro replaced Omar Toledo. After 70 minutes, Gaston Ávila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Acercate Y Patea de Lejos and the Spain players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Ávila to maneuver through the defense. After 72 minutes Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adria Bielsa who took care of the corner kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adria Bielsa in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuel Podgoreanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 83rd minute, Gustavo Tartalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. During the 84th minute of the match Gaston Ávila completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gaston Ávila a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Carles Cherro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Emanuel Podgoreanu made a huge save. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adria Bielsa was slow to take the kick. During this time Spain's players had a chance to rest. Spain's Adria Bielsa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Emanuel Podgoreanu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.