Challenge

Carlos A. Barbieri
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Todd Gronow made the kick off which started today's match. In the 14th minute Omar Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Janpier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Criado made in the 15th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Adria Bielsa. 22 minutes into the match, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Abelardo Janpier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Omar Toledo in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abelardo Janpier saved Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC from getting behind. The Spain fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Spain's Omar Toledo 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todd Gronow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Enzo Cope got a free kick in the 29th minute. After 31 minutes of play, Spain's Adria Bielsa made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abelardo Janpier was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Todd Gronow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Ascaso was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Abelardo Janpier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Omar Toledo made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Spain defense, Todd Gronow kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. The Spain fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Ascaso should have stopped the shot. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Spain's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fausto Agüero took the corner. After taking down the ball on Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's corner Fausto Agüero fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gabriel Ascaso quite easily take care of the ball. Omar Toledo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Abelardo Janpier made a huge save. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Andreas Harlén was substituted for Zula Turek. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Hipolito Nafarroa was substituted for Fausto Agüero. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC made a substitution. Melquiades Lastur replaced Inaki Mirabal. In the 73rd match minute, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Agüero to maneuver through the defense. David Aranda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Aranda in the 74th minute of play forced Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Janpier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute David Aranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Janpier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Todd Gronow notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Spain's Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Nafarroa in the 88th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Ascaso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Todd Gronow went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. The Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.