Challenge

Estadio Santa Gala
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Feliciano Sesuldo got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferruccio Borrelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Tiburones Rojos defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ferruccio Borrelli. The Tiburones Rojos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ferruccio Borrelli should have stopped the shot. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferruccio Borrelli having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferruccio Borrelli having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Haaland in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Haaland came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferruccio Borrelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 23rd minute of play. In the 30th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferruccio Borrelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tiburones Rojos's Frutos Macedo got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Ferruccio Borrelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 34th minute of the match. Ferruccio Borrelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Ferruccio Borrelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 44th 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. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Ferruccio Borrelli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

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. Ferruccio Borrelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Gaona's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tiburones Rojos'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. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ferruccio Borrelli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 56th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferruccio Borrelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Gaona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ferruccio Borrelli. Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Alberto Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Ferruccio Borrelli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. 69 minutes into the match, Tiburones Rojos's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ferruccio Borrelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Ferruccio Borrelli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Ferruccio Borrelli however easily saved by the left post. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tiburones Rojos'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. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ferruccio Borrelli in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great ball. In the 81st minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ferruccio Borrelli was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 82nd minute of play forced Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Ferruccio Borrelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 84 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tiburones Rojos's Ferruccio Borrelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Tiburones Rojos from getting a goal against them. In the 87th minute, Lautaro Mancebo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ferruccio Borrelli. The goal made the score 0-4. 91 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Tiburones Rojos's Ferruccio Borrelli. Ferruccio Borrelli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ferruccio Borrelli 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 94th minute. Mexico played a much better game than Tiburones Rojos and deserved their victory. The Tiburones Rojos players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.