Challenge

La Bombonera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pavel Turoň took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, Pavel Turoň 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. Navarro Montoya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21 booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Navarro Montoya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 11th minute of play. Pastor Pio's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pastor Pio helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Mexico booed when ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pastor Pio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Navarro Montoya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 13th minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Navarro Montoya came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hubert Verheijden showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 21 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Turoň in the 25th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Navarro Montoya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 26th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Navarro Montoya. ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. 42 minutes into the match, ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Navarro Montoya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hubert Verheijden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Leonardo Leoz hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Navarro Montoya made a huge save. Navarro Montoya was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Alberto Tafalla capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberto Tafalla really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Hubert Verheijden managed to get in a good position for a shot. ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21's supporters rose to their feet, but Hubert Verheijden was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Navarro Montoya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Leoz charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonardo Leoz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21 booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Leoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21 made a substitution. Vito Bonito replaced Hubert Verheijden. After 77 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Leoz. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vito Bonito went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Navarro Montoya successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21 getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Pastor Pio hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the match, ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21's goalkeeper Navarro Montoya had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luca Zorita. In the 88th minute, ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lautaro Mancebo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 89th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. Pastor Pio 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. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ★ Idεɭcαp FC ツ★ u21 throughout the match.