Challenge

LuisAlberto Spinetta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 played minutes Cementerio Club got a freekick which was hit by Melchor Abancens. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Austen Farrow tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Austen Farrow took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led Mexico's Luca Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Austen Farrow despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Cementerio Club's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Austen Farrow reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Austen Farrow having to interfere. Austen Farrow showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 20th minute of the match. Thanos Kotsalos kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd 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: 0-1. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Austen Farrow tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Austen Farrow saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Wlodzimierz Penczkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cementerio Club's Austen Farrow played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 36th minute of play. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 38th minute. A nice corner shot did that Luca Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Austen Farrow quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wlodzimierz Penczkowski in the 40th minute. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Cementerio Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Luca Rouco managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wlodzimierz Penczkowski made a kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Austen Farrow was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Gaona in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Austen Farrow saved Cementerio Club from getting behind. After 59 minutes Cementerio Club'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. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Cementerio Club's goalie and right to Luca Zorita. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Cementerio Club's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The throw-in from Macos Graciani in the 61st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cementerio Club's Antonio Benitez. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Austen Farrow read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Austen Farrow made a huge save. 67 minutes into the match, Cementerio Club's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Austen Farrow reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Austen Farrow made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Austen Farrow made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 71st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Macos Graciani got a free kick in the 72nd minute. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Austen Farrow showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Cementerio Club's goalkeeper Austen Farrow had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Cementerio Club made a substitution. Ivan Baleren replaced Esteve Mitxaut. In the 84th minute, Macos Graciani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Alberto Tafalla could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Austen Farrow however easily saved by the left post. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cementerio Club'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. It was a well-played corner which Luca Zorita managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Austen Farrow in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Austen Farrow made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 92nd minute of play. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cementerio Club throughout the match.