Challenge

Honorino landa
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 7 played minutes union española s.a. got a freekick which was hit by Stig Malmgren. Stig Malmgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 11th minute of play forced union española s.a.'s goalkeeper Enrique Enoch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Enoch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 14th minute of play forced union española s.a.'s goalkeeper Enrique Enoch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Enoch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by union española s.a.'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. In the 19th minute, Luca Zorita 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. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Mexico 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. In the 24th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Enoch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lorenzo Cazalla charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lorenzo Cazalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mexico fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! Enrique Enoch stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind union española s.a.'s goalkeeper Enrique Enoch, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ubaldo Mannhardt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. After having played for 44 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Fidel Bruggink's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fidel Bruggink helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st match minute, union española s.a. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Bruggink to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that union española s.a.'s Enrique Enoch managed to reach the ball for a save. Vicens Espina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. With a little luck, union española s.a.'s Enrique Enoch got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, union española s.a.'s goalkeeper Enrique Enoch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 64 minutes into the match, union española s.a.'s goalkeeper Enrique Enoch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 72nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Enoch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Alberto Tafalla got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Macos Graciani during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 80 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. Enrique Enoch 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 84th minute. 88 minutes into the match, union española s.a.'s Ubaldo Mannhardt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Macos Graciani got a free kick in the 89th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Mannhardt came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.