Challenge

Los Arcos
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Daniel Sbârcea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 5 minutes Orihuela Club de Fútbol's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. When Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Orihuela Club de Fútbol's goalie prevented a goal. 5 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 8th minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Daniel Sbârcea. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Armada got free with Dante Lacasa in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Sbârcea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 21st minute. In the 25th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Sbârcea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Fernando Manzano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dante Lacasa. The goal made the score 1-1. Daniel Sbârcea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 33rd minute of play. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 37th 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute of play forced Orihuela Club de Fútbol's goalkeeper Daniel Sbârcea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fernando Manzano to strike the kick off in the second half. Daniel Sbârcea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 58th minute of play. Orihuela Club de Fútbol made a substitution. Noel Travassos replaced Júlio Britto. Daniel Sbârcea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 68th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Daniel Sbârcea. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Daniel Sbârcea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 76th minute. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Daniel Sbârcea made a huge save. 79 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniel Sbârcea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. 92 minutes into the game, Nicolás Grau was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. Mexico played a much better game than Orihuela Club de Fútbol and deserved their victory. The Orihuela Club de Fútbol players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.