Challenge

Aguila Blanca
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elpidio Ekain kicked off to start the match. In the 7thth minute of the game Lautaro Mancebo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ñacuñán AC's Raul Lipp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Ñacuñán AC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Raul Lipp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Facundo Cadaval's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raul Lipp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Ñacuñán AC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Raul Lipp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ñacuñán AC's Raul Lipp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 23rd minute of play. In the 29th minute, Astor Guib fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Astor Guib in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Joel Gaona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Elpidio Ekain tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elpidio Ekain went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Raul Lipp 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 45th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cosme Lauaxeta got free with Dante Lacasa in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 49th minute Astor Guib 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. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Raul Lipp threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luca Zorita, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ñacuñán AC's Raul Lipp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 54th minute of play. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Astor Guib went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Ñacuñán AC's Santos Cayo was substituted for Luis Bartoleme. 62 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Astor Guib came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Raul Lipp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute Santos Cayo 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. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Ekain, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After having played for 76 minutes, Astor Guib managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ñacuñán AC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Astor Guib was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Santos Cayo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla got a free kick in the 85th minute. If Facundo Cadaval had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute Elpidio Ekain suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Luca Rouco charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Rouco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 98 minutes into the match, Ñacuñán AC's goalkeeper Raul Lipp had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Ñacuñán AC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.