Challenge

Estadio Gran Oshyros
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Djamel Autret tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 4th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, Oshyros ll's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Fumo Pocock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oshyros ll's Fumo Pocock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 12th minute of play. After 15 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. If Leandro Lucado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 17 minutes into the match, Oshyros ll's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Fumo Pocock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fumo Pocock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 19th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristian Egoitz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dante Lacasa. That made the score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Egoitz in the 28th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Oshyros ll's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Fumo Pocock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Facundo Cadaval's late challenge caught a Oshyros ll's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Facundo Cadaval helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fumo Pocock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th match minute, Oshyros ll was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Omar Inautzi to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 40th minute of play forced Oshyros ll's goalkeeper Fumo Pocock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fumo Pocock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fumo Pocock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 45th minute of play forced Oshyros ll's goalkeeper Fumo Pocock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Rouco lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mexico! Mexico:s Dante Lacasa showed great skill when he stopped Djamel Autret:s penalty. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Through an outstanding action, after 57 minutes, Fumo Pocock successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Fumo Pocock threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Facundo Cadaval, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Oshyros ll made a substitution. François Marotte replaced Cristian Egoitz. In the 68th minute, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fumo Pocock. Fumo Pocock yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. With a little luck, Oshyros ll's Fumo Pocock got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fumo Pocock made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when François Marotte came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fumo Pocock. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Joel Gaona got a free kick in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Oshyros ll's Leandro Lucado broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Oshyros ll's goalkeeper Fumo Pocock, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 孙翀轩, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Intxixu came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Mexico players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.