Challenge

Mercado Abastos
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliseo Arano in the 6th minute. SIDI were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Clodoveo Mogel took the corner. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Octavio Orlondo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Eliseo Arano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind SIDI's goalkeeper Inocencio Raulo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Inocencio Raulo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Facundo Cadaval managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Facundo Cadaval was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Inocencio Raulo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Inocencio Raulo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Octavio Orlondo got free with Dante Lacasa in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 36 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Inocencio Raulo. SIDI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Inocencio Raulo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, SIDI's Clodoveo Mogel got a free kick in the 47th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliseo Arano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavio Orlondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Inocencio Raulo made a huge save. In the 64th minute, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Inocencio Raulo. Inocencio Raulo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Eliseo Arano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Inocencio Raulo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Arano in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Octavio Orlondo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Lautaro Mancebo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Inocencio Raulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 81st minute of play. In the 81st minute, Joel Gaona 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: 1-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Inocencio Raulo. That made the score 1-4 after 84 minutes of play. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inocencio Raulo having to interfere. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Ronald Lammens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.