Challenge

Monleiro
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Battal Gazi Bey started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Joel Gaona 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. Lorenzo Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Leif-Eric St. Juste could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Ruddi Berendsen hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. If Hortêncio Rosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fran Guerola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Battal Gazi Bey sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Fran Guerola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. If Battal Gazi Bey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Battal Gazi Bey tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Fran Guerola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fran Guerola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 34th minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fran Guerola was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Fran Guerola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 37th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Battal Gazi Bey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. The S O B E R A N O CIMZ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Battal Gazi Bey got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 57 minutes into the match, S O B E R A N O CIMZ's goalkeeper Fran Guerola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Ruddi Berendsen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leonardo Leoz in the 59 minute of the game. 61 minutes into the game, Leonardo Leoz threw the ball into play from the sideline. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Ruddi Berendsen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 67th minute, Leonardo Leoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo Leoz hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leif-Eric St. Juste, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 74th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fran Guerola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hortêncio Rosa in the 76th minute of the match. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fran Guerola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 79th minute of play. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Alberto Tafalla scored to the left of an out of position Fran Guerola, making the score, 1-4. Mexico's Luca Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the S O B E R A N O CIMZ defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fran Guerola. The S O B E R A N O CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fran Guerola should have stopped the shot. Felix Luque kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Leif-Eric St. Juste couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 94th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mexico. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jailson Barral in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than S O B E R A N O CIMZ.