Challenge

Titanes de Madera
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Pegale De Puntín's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Ball Hold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ball Hold, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Hipolito Cristos put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dante Lacasa. Ball Hold 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 13th minute. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 24th 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. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Hipolito Cristos sent off a good shot on target. Ball Hold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of play. Pegale De Puntín's Ball Hold played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Pegale De Puntín's Rogelio Bilbo fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. If Facundo Cadaval had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ball Hold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejo Gonsalvo charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejo Gonsalvo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pegale De Puntín getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Lukács Révész hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Matias Ramond to strike the kick off in the second half. Ball Hold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 54th minute of the match. The supporters of Mexico booed when Pegale De Puntín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Ramond didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lukács Révész hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the game, one of Mexico:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rodolfo Bastiaro took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Ramond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Cristos in the 67th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ball Hold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ball Hold was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Lautaro Mancebo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lautaro Mancebo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. A collision led to Pegale De Puntín getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Feliciano Ilixo hit a great ball. Mexico's Joel Gaona couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Pegale De Puntín. 80 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Hipolito Cristos came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ball Hold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Ball Hold in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. After 95 played minutes Pegale De Puntín got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Gonsalvo. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pegale De Puntín throughout the match.