Challenge

Dal 3ello
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mala Dal Bello started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dadá Viana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dadá Viana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dadá Viana having to make a save. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Dadá Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dadá Viana 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. In the 16th minute, Mala Dal Bello made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Noel Toscano hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dadá Viana was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Dadá Viana came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Luca Zorita. But to his dismay, Luca Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 32nd match minute, Dal 3ello was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milan Dal Bello to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Felix Luque got a free kick in the 39th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Dal 3ello's Milan Dal Bello tried to score from far away in the 40th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Dal 3ello's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. When Facundo Cadaval came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Facundo Cadaval couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute, Filipe Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. Dadá Viana stood somewhat misplaced when Lautaro Mancebo came free in front of goal and shot 1-4 to the left of him in the 52 minute. In the 56th 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. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dadá Viana came out and tried to block the shot, but Lautaro Mancebo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 58th minute. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dadá Viana came out and tried to block the shot, but Lautaro Mancebo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 64th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Gaona in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dadá Viana saved Dal 3ello from getting behind. The Mexico fans' excitement grew in the 69th 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 1-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dadá Viana. Dadá Viana yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-9. Dadá Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 86th minute of the match. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dadá Viana having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Dal 3ello's zone, Facundo Cadaval stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dadá Viana came out of the goal and Facundo Cadaval tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Dal 3ello fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.