Challenge

Gasba Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Urbs LC's Pastor Ihazintu 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. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pastor Ihazintu in the 3rd minute of play. In the 10th minute, Cezary Tusk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 12th minute of play forced Urbs LC's goalkeeper Eugenio Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when David Aranda got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-1. 13 minutes into the match. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Hats in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute Urbs LC were awarded a corner. Carter Musacchio went to the cornerflag to take it. Matias Ferrandis kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Eugenio Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 25th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Urbs LC's zone, Omar Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eugenio Santoro came out of the goal and Omar Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adria Bielsa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gilberto Hats fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. The Urbs LC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Spain were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Omar Toledo to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Omar Toledo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Urbs LC's Eugenio Santoro. Eugenio Santoro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Adria Bielsa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 56 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Hats came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Pastor Ihazintu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Gabriel Ascaso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eugenio Santoro was a little too slow when David Aranda got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Omar Toledo got free with Eugenio Santoro in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. Urbs LC made a substitution. Ennio Di Marzio replaced Frank Cannata. In the 72nd minute, Carter Musacchio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Carles Cherro could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Eugenio Santoro however easily saved by the left post. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Urbs LC'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 Eugenio Santoro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Spain's Matias Ferrandis got a free kick in the 75th minute. Spain made a substitution. Sergio Ruiz replaced Adria Bielsa. Spain's Pau Herrero was substituted for David Aranda. After a rather tough play, Spain's Matias Ferrandis got a free kick in the 76th minute. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ennio Di Marzio, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Gabriel Ascaso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ennio Di Marzio's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute, Sergio Ruiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spain fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ennio Di Marzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Vicente Merino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Pau Herrero came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Spain fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pau Herrero couldn't finish the play. The Urbs LC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Spain were clearly better and deserved to take the win.