Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Juliano Álvarez sent off a good shot on target. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Cutberto having to interfere. In the 13th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. RIVER PINAMAR fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasio Burni, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasio Burni in the 16th minute of play. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Cutberto having to interfere. Juliano Álvarez took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. RIVER PINAMAR fc's Jorge Cutberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 25th minute of play. Jorge Cutberto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 26th minute of the match. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliano Álvarez in the 30th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aleksander Piszczor made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Jorge Cutberto. RIVER PINAMAR fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Tadzio in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasio Burni in the 57th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Cutberto made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Jorge Cutberto to make any attempt to save it. Jorge Cutberto was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Joel Gaona capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joel Gaona really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Maximo Todor'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. Maximo Todor helped the player get up and apologised. Joel Gaona walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. 74 minutes into the match, RIVER PINAMAR fc's goalkeeper Jorge Cutberto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Cresconio in the 76th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Gaona in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jorge Cutberto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jorge Cutberto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 81st minute of the match. Jorge Cutberto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Gaona in the 82nd minute. An unexpected shot in the 84th minute by Joel Gaona got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Alberto Tafalla's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jorge Cutberto firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 87 minutes RIVER PINAMAR 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. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Jorge Cutberto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jorge Cutberto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Gaona got free with Jorge Cutberto in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.