Challenge

Ciudad de Ballester
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zuberbühler FC's Napoleon Dziedelonis 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. In the 7th minute, Saul Baumer made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Cazalla in the 11th minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Napoleon Dziedelonis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zuberbühler FC's Napoleon Dziedelonis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 11th minute of play. If Saul Baumer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute Saul Baumer 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. In the 20th minute Abelardo Nardo 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 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saul Baumer in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Napoleon Dziedelonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Zuberbühler FC's Florentino Lastur got a free kick in the 30th minute. Zuberbühler FC's Napoleon Dziedelonis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 32nd minute of play. In the 32nd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Napoleon Dziedelonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Gaona made in the 34th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Luca Zorita however managed to control. Alberto Tafalla scored 1-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Napoleon Dziedelonis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zuberbühler FC's Napoleon Dziedelonis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 38th minute of play. When Zuberbühler FC's Florentino Lastur in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. Zuberbühler FC's Napoleon Dziedelonis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Zuberbühler FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Altúnov to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Saul Baumer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Baumer in the 54th minute of play. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Saul Baumer sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. Napoleon Dziedelonis was out of position in the 61 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: 3-2. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Napoleon Dziedelonis made a huge save. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Marciano Min replaced Saul Lamberto. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 71st minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marciano Min in the 73rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Napoleon Dziedelonis was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 77th minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Napoleon Dziedelonis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Napoleon Dziedelonis, 3-3. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Alfredo Berdoi replaced Mariano Berart. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marciano Min in the 85th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Min came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Min came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zuberbühler FC's attentive Tiberiu Fința managed to snatch the ball when Leonardo Leoz made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Marciano Min managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zuberbühler FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marciano Min 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. Marciano Min's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.