Challenge

Caldera Aurinegro
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 8 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Fuerza Amarilla's Sanchez Vagrande. Sanchez Vagrande was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sanchez Vagrande 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 11th minute. Urritz Nogueira had several of the Mexico's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 13 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Dante Lacasa as he didn't even see the shot coming. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sanchez Vagrande. Sanchez Vagrande dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Fuerza Amarilla's Sanchez Vagrande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Fuerza Amarilla's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Sanchez Vagrande reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sanchez Vagrande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 21st minute of the match. In the 25th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sanchez Vagrande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sanchez Vagrande 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 32nd minute. Sanchez Vagrande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 35th minute. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sanchez Vagrande in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 38th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sanchez Vagrande was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. In the 41st 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. In the 42nd match minute, Fuerza Amarilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Oppenheimer to maneuver through the defense. Facundo Cadaval took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sanchez Vagrande. Sanchez Vagrande dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 57th minute of play forced Fuerza Amarilla's goalkeeper Sanchez Vagrande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute Daniel Alcubierre 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. In the 60th minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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: 2-6. 65 minutes into the match, Vicente Vilas 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 Vicente Vilas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-6. The crowd rose to their feet as Joel Gaona kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sanchez Vagrande. That made the score 3-7 in the 69 minute of play. Fuerza Amarilla's Ramírez Laureano was substituted for Daniel Alcubierre. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urritz Nogueira in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Francisco Porta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Fuerza Amarilla getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Vicente Vilas hit a great ball. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sanchez Vagrande firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some careless play in the Fuerza Amarilla defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sanchez Vagrande. The Fuerza Amarilla fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sanchez Vagrande should have stopped the shot. After 87 played minutes Fuerza Amarilla got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Porta. After a rather tough play, Fuerza Amarilla's Leonard Nienajadlo got a free kick in the 89th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Vilas in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of Fuerza Amarilla booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Macos Graciani didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Fuerza Amarilla.