Challenge

Potrero de Totoras
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alo Hurt started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Presebal Ubiña was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Totoras F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bolivia the free kick. Presebal Ubiña hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, U21 Totoras F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Fontirroig came free, but Federico Mendez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Mario Fernandino made a precise shot to the right of Federico Mendez. U21 Totoras F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Federico Mendez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Fontirroig in the 14th minute of the match. Alejandro Ermengol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camilo Freixa having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, U21 Totoras F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Ferrant came free, but Federico Mendez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th play minute Benito Pacorro came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Camilo Freixa. 1-2. U21 Totoras F.C.'s Federico Mendez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso de la Cruz in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute Eduardo Fontirroig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Mendez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Federico Mendez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Chicote in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Eduardo Fontirroig left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bolivia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 36 minutes in the game Joshua Miralles did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Alfonso de la Cruz. Federico Mendez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso de la Cruz in the 37th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Alo Hurt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Camilo Freixa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Federico Mendez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso de la Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Federico Mendez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Fontirroig in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, Alfonso de la Cruz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Federico Mendez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mario Fernandino to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Bolivia's zone, Alo Hurt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Camilo Freixa came out of the goal and Alo Hurt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 54th minute, Julio Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Ermengol in the 56th minute of play forced Bolivia's goalkeeper Camilo Freixa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Eduardo Fontirroig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The throw-in from Alfredo Ferrant in the 60th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Totoras F.C.'s Alejandro Ermengol. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfonso de la Cruz got free with Federico Mendez in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, U21 Totoras F.C.'s Federico Mendez got control of the ball when Eduardo Fontirroig tried to sneak it across the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro Ermengol came free, but Camilo Freixa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Federico Mendez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Fontirroig in the 83rd minute of play. Vacib Okyar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Camilo Freixa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejandro Ermengol, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Federico Mendez made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Eduardo Fontirroig sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, U21 Totoras F.C.'s Federico Mendez got control of the ball when Alfonso de la Cruz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Federico Mendez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Fontirroig in the 95th minute of play. U21 Totoras F.C. were furious when Alejandro Ermengol was red carded, 96 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 97 played minutes U21 Totoras F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Ermengol. U21 Totoras F.C. succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Bolivia had controlled the match.