Challenge

Centenario Chaco
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. Tobias Elizardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 9th minute of the match. Leonardo Leoz hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sarmiento de Resistencia getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Zinon Kazakopoulos hit a great ball. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tobias Elizardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tobias Elizardo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leonardo Leoz made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sarmiento de Resistencia's Şafak Uysal. 35 minutes into the match, Sarmiento de Resistencia's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Tobias Elizardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Elizardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tobias Elizardo came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 44 minutes into the match, Sarmiento de Resistencia's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Tobias Elizardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tobias Elizardo 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 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Sarmiento de Resistencia's Alex Herrero was substituted for Man Tas. The wind increased when Alex Herrero made the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Tobias Elizardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Sarmiento de Resistencia getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Zinon Kazakopoulos hit a great ball. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Şafak Uysal managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leonardo Leoz in the 60 minute of the game. If Alex Herrero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Herrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Alex Herrero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Herrero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 69th minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Herrero in the 73rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tobias Elizardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 78th minute of play. The corner ended in Facundo Cadaval almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo did a great save. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henning Martinsson in the 82nd minute of play. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 87th minute Alonzo Peruxu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Tobias Elizardo in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Sarmiento de Resistencia getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Alonzo Peruxu hit a great ball. Mexico played a much better game than Sarmiento de Resistencia and deserved their victory. The Sarmiento de Resistencia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.