Challenge

Curmetea
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Cisco Rubial showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 4th minute of the match. Donald Tusk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. AC Ony's Cisco Rubial played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cisco Rubial saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Erik Hermansson in the 19th minute. AC Ony's Cisco Rubial played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 24th minute of play. Cisco Rubial took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. AC Ony's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 36th match minute, AC Ony was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Cristofor to maneuver through the defense. Cisco Rubial took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Alberto Tafalla sped through AC Ony's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cisco Rubial. Cisco Rubial made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sven-Erik Hermansson to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Cisco Rubial was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 55th minute, Joel Gaona reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cisco Rubial. The goal made the score 0-4. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Alberto Tafalla slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cisco Rubial. That made the score 0-5 after 58 minutes of play. After having played for 62 minutes, Ciprian Caba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Ony's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciprian Caba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. AC Ony's Isac Mihalcea was substituted for Cipriano Chus. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luca Zorita charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Zorita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cisco Rubial saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donald Tusk went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. When Isac Mihalcea fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Ony's protests and gave Isac Mihalcea a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Cisco Rubial. AC Ony's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Felix Luque succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-7 in the 88th playminute. Cisco Rubial made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 92nd minute of play. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.