Challenge

Estero Lobos
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oskar Kupits got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th play minute Luo Jing Yan came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dante Lacasa. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Luca Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matias Soto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matias Soto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 12th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo scored 1-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matias Soto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 17 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Matias Soto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 24th minute, Romualdo Marsano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Gaona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Matias Soto. Siwox Fc's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Luca Zorita 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. 30 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oskar Kupits. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Soto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Siwox Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Macos Graciani got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-4. 35 minutes into the match. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Frédson Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oskar Kupits in the 47th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Mexico were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Siwox Fc getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Darío Lattapiat hit a great ball. Matias Soto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Tafalla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 54 minute of play. Siwox Fc made a substitution. Alexandre Matamala replaced Oskar Kupits. In the 57th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lautaro Mancebo to maneuver through the defense. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matias Soto having to make a save. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kang Kuan Jing, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Siwox Fc's Frédson Cosme nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. After 74 minutes of play, Siwox Fc's Alexandre Matamala made it 3-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Siwox Fc's David Pizarro was substituted for Ignace De Muysere. Alberto Tafalla succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-6 in the 79th playminute. In the 82nd minute, Joel Gaona reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Matias Soto. The goal made the score 3-7. Luca Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matias Soto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luca Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla suffered a concussion in the 85th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Mexico's Jonathan Atenas was substituted for Lorenzo Cazalla. The supporters of Mexico booed when Siwox Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darío Lattapiat didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 87 played minutes, Mexico's Joel Gaona shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Matias Soto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mexico reached it. Matias Soto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-8 was the resulting score. Matias Soto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 94 minutes of play, Siwox Fc's Alexandre Matamala made it 4-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Mexico supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mexico would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.