Challenge

8 de Febrero
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Los Materos FC's Filomeno Mendebal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Filomeno Mendebal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Horacio Abajas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Los Materos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Lazaros Kabantais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lazaros Kabantais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lazaros Kabantais was left in no man's land by his defense there! Los Materos FC's Lazaros Kabantais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 22nd minute of play. Igor Salvidor kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. When Horacio Abajas came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Los Materos FC 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 Horacio Abajas couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Mendebal in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Luca Zorita 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: 0-2. In the 42nd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Mendebal in the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lautaro Mancebo to make the kick off. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Lazaros Kabantais made a huge save. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Abajas, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horacio Abajas in the 61st minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Lazaros Kabantais made a huge save. Los Materos FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo scored to the left of an out of position Lazaros Kabantais, making the score, 0-4. Lautaro Mancebo made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 91stth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Lazaros Kabantais would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. In the 92nd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Los Materos FC's goalie and right to Luca Rouco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Los Materos FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tincho Palermo in the 95th 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 was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Los Materos FC throughout the match.