Challenge

Estadio Campichuelo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Epifanio Orlan got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Macos Graciani to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Mexico booed when Club Atletico Juanita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakub Jaszcz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petrică Ştefoi having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Petrică Ştefoi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Epifanio Orlan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Facundo Cadaval charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Facundo Cadaval the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Facundo Cadaval hit a great ball. When Benigno Lopes came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Club Atletico Juanita 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 Benigno Lopes couldn't finish the play. After 32nd play minutes Alberto Tafalla shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Petrică Ştefoi and just under the crossbar into goal. After 41 played minutes Club Atletico Juanita got a freekick which was hit by Epifanio Orlan. Petrică Ştefoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 45th minute of play. After the first half Mexico were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 51st minute, which Petrică Ştefoi however easily saved by the left post. Petrică Ştefoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Petrică Ştefoi. Petrică Ştefoi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. 68 minutes in the game Macos Graciani did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Alberto Tafalla. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Macos Graciani hit a great ball. Petrică Ştefoi made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Petrică Ştefoi came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. 81 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Petrică Ştefoi. Alberto Tafalla showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A sloppy throw-in by Macos Graciani in the 86th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Club Atletico Juanita's Silverio Gorka. In the 87th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petrică Ştefoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Club Atletico Juanita's Petrică Ştefoi got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jakub Jaszcz kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. In the 96th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Mexico played a much better game than Club Atletico Juanita and deserved their victory. The Club Atletico Juanita players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.