Challenge

Marcelo Bielsa
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Silverio Tuste started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 3rd minute of play forced Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Serafino Jurdan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4thth minute of the game Silverio Tuste who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Tafalla in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Serafino Jurdan saved Newells Old Boys from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 8th minute of play forced Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Serafino Jurdan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serafino Jurdan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 23 minutes into the game, Facundo Cadaval cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Serafino Jurdan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Serafino Jurdan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 28th minute of the match. After 33 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serafino Jurdan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 38th minute, Joel Gaona 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 39th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafino Jurdan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th match minute, Newells Old Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adan Chinto to maneuver through the defense. Serafino Jurdan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 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. 52 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Silverio Tuste came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serafino Jurdan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 56th minute of the match. Serafino Jurdan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 58th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André-Pierre Gignac in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Newells Old Boys's Adan Chinto got a free kick in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Tuste in the 65th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André-Pierre Gignac kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Silverio Tuste came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Newells Old Boys's Horacio Errapel got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Newells Old Boys's Serafino Jurdan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Newells Old Boys from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Serafino Jurdan in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Silverio Tuste scored 1-3 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 86th minute of play forced Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Serafino Jurdan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Mancebo to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Mexico booed when Newells Old Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silverio Tuste didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Serafino Jurdan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Macos Graciani made in the 95th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Luca Zorita however managed to control. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Newells Old Boys throughout the match.