Challenge

Cieneguita PQ
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Omar Toledo started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Quebracho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Alexander Van Houdtvinck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. 6 minutes into the match, Quebracho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Alexander Van Houdtvinck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Omar Toledo 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. 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 20th minute. Spain's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Omar Toledo in the 21st minute. It was a well-played corner which David Aranda managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Godofredo Tiadoro sped through Spain's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Alexander Van Houdtvinck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adria Bielsa in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Godofredo Tiadoro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Ascaso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Alexander Van Houdtvinck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yin Hong Fan in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Tiadoro in the 41st minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Santiago Sartori in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Quebracho FC's Alejandro Edur. Alejandro Edur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Gabriel Ascaso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Godofredo Tiadoro was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Omar Toledo got free with Alexander Van Houdtvinck in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Quebracho FC's Alexander Van Houdtvinck got control of the ball when Omar Toledo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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 Alexander Van Houdtvinck prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alexander Van Houdtvinck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adria Bielsa in the 77th minute of the match. Alexander Van Houdtvinck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 78th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Quebracho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Alexander Van Houdtvinck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.