Challenge

Cieneguita PQ
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Quebracho FC's Alexander Van Houdtvinck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 3rd minute of play. Adria Bielsa hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Spain's defense didn't have a chance, in the 6th minute, when Godofredo Tiadoro scored to the left of an out of position Gabriel Ascaso, making the score, 1-0. Alexander Van Houdtvinck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the match, Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Godofredo Tiadoro. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Godofredo Tiadoro in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gabriel Ascaso saved Spain from getting behind. In the 33rdth minute of the game Godofredo Tiadoro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Spain's Gabriel Ascaso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Omar Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 46th minute of the match, Danilo Gerber got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gabriel Ascaso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Omar Toledo made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Omar Toledo 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: 1-1. Quebracho FC's Alexander Van Houdtvinck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Aranda in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute Nicanor Flores 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. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Quebracho FC's goalkeeper Alexander Van Houdtvinck, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Spain made a substitution. Carles Cherro replaced Omar Toledo. In the 77th minute Spain were awarded a corner. Adria Bielsa went to the cornerflag to take it. Jonathan Criado made a great header on Spain's corner, it was just that Quebracho FC's Alexander Van Houdtvinck managed to reach the ball for a save. When Nicanor Flores came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Quebracho FC 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 Nicanor Flores couldn't finish the play. Spain's Pau Herrero was substituted for David Aranda. 82 minutes into the game, Spain's Pau Herrero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Van Houdtvinck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Qian Feng Peng hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Jon Cubero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexander Van Houdtvinck read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Nicanor Flores came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel Ascaso came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Quebracho FC's Nicanor Flores. But to his dismay, Nicanor Flores quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. The audience was convinced that Pau Herrero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexander Van Houdtvinck was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Spain players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.