Challenge

Ibarsusi Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. Spartak de Txurdi's Eulalio Majua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 5th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Eulalio Majua reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eulalio Majua 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 13th minute. In the 19th minute, Raymond Kalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 19th minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Eulalio Majua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eulalio Majua 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 24th minute. In the 28th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Eulalio Majua. Spartak de Txurdi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 34th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eulalio Majua was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 38 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Eulalio Majua reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eulalio Majua made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 40th minute of play. After 41 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eulalio Majua was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 43rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Eulalio Majua reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eulalio Majua in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Charro Revuelta made a kick off. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Eulalio Majua made a huge save. Spartak de Txurdi's Eulalio Majua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 52nd minute of play. Eulalio Majua 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 53rd minute. In the 55th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Gaona to maneuver through the defense. After 57 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Joel Gaona. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charro Revuelta in the 60th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Spartak de Txurdi booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Leoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 68th minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Eulalio Majua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70thth minute of the game Pang Chuan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 74th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Majua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Eulalio Majua made a huge save. With a little luck, Spartak de Txurdi's Eulalio Majua got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eulalio Majua made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Spartak de Txurdi's Regis Jaen was substituted for Nickolas Horemans. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. Leocadio Castro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 96 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eulalio Majua. Spartak de Txurdi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The Spartak de Txurdi fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.