Challenge

GIGANTE DE ARROYITO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nemesio Tximitx got the match started through his kick off. The Mexico fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when Mexico's Joel Gaona looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Tximitx, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Serafin Cesaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 19th minute of play forced ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s goalkeeper Serafin Cesaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Mexico's Luca Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serafin Cesaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Serafin Cesaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 22nd minute of play. Juan Manuel Cruz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. The throw-in from Leon Acevedo in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mexico's Leonardo Leoz. Serafin Cesaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 36th minute of play. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Serafin Cesaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Nemesio Tximitx came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serafin Cesaro was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. When Ofri Villig fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s protests and gave Ofri Villig a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ofri Villig hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ofri Villig was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 52 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Luca Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Serafin Cesaro to make any attempt to save it. Lautaro Mancebo made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s Jonas Isauro. In the 62nd minute Juan Manuel Cruz 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. A collision led to ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Krystian Ronaldson hit a great ball. ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. made a substitution. Wincenty Wykowski replaced Rodrigo Martinez. In the 64th match minute, ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krystian Ronaldson to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Nemesio Tximitx hit a great ball. A collision led to ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Nemesio Tximitx hit a great ball. Joel Gaona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Serafin Cesaro. ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Alberto Tafalla's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Serafin Cesaro firmly grabbed it by the left post. Alberto Tafalla who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Serafin Cesaro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Serafin Cesaro stood somewhat misplaced when Alberto Tafalla came free in front of goal and shot 1-4 to the left of him in the 77 minute. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wincenty Wykowski's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Bengt-Arne Åberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. After 98 minutes, Wincenty Wykowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. The ROSARIO CENTRAL F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mexico's performance. The match ended with a win for Mexico.