Challenge

Joaquin F. A Delgado
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lucas Beltrán kicked off to start the match. Facundo Cadaval received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Bayezit Tecik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bayezit Tecik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, COSQUIN SFC's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Bayezit Tecik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayezit Tecik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Beltrán. In the 20th minute Everardo Abella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Mexico 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Everardo Abella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. Bayezit Tecik made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. 59 minutes into the match, Lucas Beltrán had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Beltrán was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 66th minute of play forced COSQUIN SFC's goalkeeper Bayezit Tecik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alberto Tafalla in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bayezit Tecik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Beltrán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bayezit Tecik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 77th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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. In the 79th minute Everardo Abella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. COSQUIN SFC's Bayezit Tecik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Lucas Beltrán hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the game, Facundo Cadaval was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave COSQUIN SFC the free kick. In the 91st minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute of the match Iker Unax sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dante Lacasa skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of COSQUIN SFC booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Gaona didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th match minute, COSQUIN SFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iker Unax to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Bayezit Tecik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.