Challenge

Garompa Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roman Arlo took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Hondo in the 4th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Roman Arlo took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Anko Anko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kirstein Frydkjær could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anko Anko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 26th minute of play forced Garchofila FC's goalkeeper Anko Anko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Arlo, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervasio Hondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Gervasio Hondo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Roman Arlo 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. Anko Anko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 32nd minute of play. After 33 minutes Garchofila 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. 34 minutes into the match, Garchofila FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Anko Anko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anko Anko. Anko Anko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 38 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Arlo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Kirstein Frydkjær sent off a good shot on target. When Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Garchofila FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 46th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anko Anko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Garchofila FC's goalkeeper Anko Anko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 60th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Pătrășcanu in the 65th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kirstein Frydkjær, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, Garchofila FC's Adrian Pătrășcanu got a free kick in the 68th minute. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Facundo Cadaval had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd match minute, Garchofila FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Budacz to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anko Anko skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Hondo in the 74th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Julian Budacz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Kirstein Frydkjær managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garchofila FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kirstein Frydkjær 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. Kirstein Frydkjær took the ball and in the 83 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 2-2. Garchofila FC made a substitution. Cristian Bartoli replaced Julian Budacz. 88 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Arlo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anko Anko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 91st minute. Garchofila FC's Anko Anko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Garchofila FC from getting a goal against them. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Mexico players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Garchofila FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.