Challenge

EL POLEAR STADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasin Saleh in the 3rd minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasin Saleh in the 6th minute of play. Abelardo Macías took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yasin Saleh'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 12th minute of play. After 13 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aļģis Engers who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Aļģis Engers almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa did a great save. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Plaza Babys CF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Abelardo Macías quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 19 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abelardo Macías narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Abelardo Macías tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yasin Saleh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abelardo Macías took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasin Saleh in the 36th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes, Yvon Fabelo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Plaza Babys CF and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yvon Fabelo kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 46th match minute, Plaza Babys CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roi Morales to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 47th minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Abelardo Macías to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aparicio Ladra made a kick off. In the 53rd 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 55th minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Abelardo Macías to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Abelardo Macías tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Plaza Babys CF's Abelardo Macías played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With a little luck, Plaza Babys CF's Abelardo Macías got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Plaza Babys CF made a substitution. Pio Checa replaced Roi Morales. Plaza Babys CF's Luis-Alfredo Belalcaraz was substituted for Bernardino Aguilo. Plaza Babys CF's attentive Pio Checa managed to snatch the ball when Macos Graciani made a throw-in in the 69th minute of the game. Plaza Babys CF's Filippo Celli managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Macos Graciani in the 71 minute of the game. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abelardo Macías made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 78th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aļģis Engers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Macos Graciani to maneuver through the defense. Abelardo Macías showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, Plaza Babys CF's Pio Checa got a free kick in the 87th minute. A collision led to Plaza Babys CF getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Filippo Celli hit a great ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Plaza Babys CF's Abelardo Macías proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Plaza Babys CF from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Plaza Babys CF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Abelardo Macías quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Plaza Babys CF booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Gaona didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mexico played a much better game than Plaza Babys CF and deserved their victory. The Plaza Babys CF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.