Challenge

El Casco
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antoine Griezmann started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 3rd minute of play forced Bicicleta F.C.'s goalkeeper Tony Löv to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Segundo Feliu sent off a good shot on target. 28 minutes into the match, Bicicleta F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Tony Löv reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tony Löv took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 32 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tony Löv was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 35th minute of play forced Bicicleta F.C.'s goalkeeper Tony Löv to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bicicleta F.C.'s Gregorio Abalos got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, Luca Zorita notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Bicicleta F.C.'s Tony Löv. Tony Löv was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 47 minutes of play, Bicicleta F.C.'s Segundo Feliu made it 1-2 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Bicicleta F.C.'s zone, Luca Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tony Löv came out of the goal and Luca Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Mexico booed when Bicicleta F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Segundo Feliu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 66th minute of play forced Bicicleta F.C.'s goalkeeper Tony Löv to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bicicleta F.C. made a substitution. Eleuterio Sotil replaced Andreas Arendt. After 68 minutes Bicicleta F.C.'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. Joel Gaona received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tony Löv came out and tried to block the shot, but Joel Gaona slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 73rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Lautaro Mancebo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tony Löv. That made the score 1-4 in the 76 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Tony Löv in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bicicleta F.C.'s Tony Löv played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 85th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoine Griezmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Tony Löv in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 92 minutes into the match, Eleuterio Sotil notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Bicicleta F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.