Challenge

La Cucha
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Mías Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 17th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes in the game Macos Graciani did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luca Zorita. In the 21st minute, Lautaro Mancebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mías Khalifa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After 36 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. After 47 played minutes Simbo FC got a freekick which was hit by Piotr Ostrowski. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boleslaw Sidorowicz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mías Khalifa. That made the score 0-2 after 53 minutes of play. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Mías Khalifa threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luca Zorita, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 59 minutes Simbo FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Macos Graciani got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mías Khalifa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Miliano Sacristán sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simbo FC's Niceto Nafarroa was substituted for Boleslaw Sidorowicz. Mías Khalifa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute, Miliano Sacristán 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miliano Sacristán in the 88th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 90 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Joel Gaona. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.