Challenge

Islas Malvinas
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yngve Uggla made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind All Boys 22's goalkeeper Ezequiel Fresco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ezequiel Fresco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Frank Zappa took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Ezequiel Fresco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The throw-in from Frank Zappa in the 17th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mexico's Luca Zorita. In the 17th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ezequiel Fresco was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 21st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Fresco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ezequiel Fresco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, All Boys 22's Walter Heggert got a free kick in the 26th minute. Ezequiel Fresco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 30th minute of play. Ezequiel Fresco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Fresco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ezequiel Fresco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Ramachandramurthy Wucherpfennig's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dante Lacasa firmly grabbed it by the left post.

Alberto Tafalla kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Luca Zorita's late challenge caught a All Boys 22's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luca Zorita helped the player get up and apologised. In the 60th minute, one of Mexico:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mexico. Mexico:s Dante Lacasa showed great skill when he stopped Yao Zhen Guang:s penalty. All Boys 22's Ezequiel Fresco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 64th minute of play. When João Francisco Freire came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the All Boys 22 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 João Francisco Freire couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yngve Uggla in the 66th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, All Boys 22's goalkeeper Ezequiel Fresco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 72 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Ramachandramurthy Wucherpfennig came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yngve Uggla in the 74th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Luca Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ezequiel Fresco. That made the score 1-4 in the 77 minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramachandramurthy Wucherpfennig in the 80th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Ezequiel Fresco made a huge save. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Francisco Freire, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Francisco Freire in the 86th minute of play. João Francisco Freire took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. When Ramachandramurthy Wucherpfennig came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the All Boys 22 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 Ramachandramurthy Wucherpfennig couldn't finish the play. Walter Heggert lost his temper 94 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for All Boys 22! All Boys 22:s Ezequiel Fresco showed great skill when he stopped Joel Gaona:s penalty. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by All Boys 22's Ramachandramurthy Wucherpfennig. But to his dismay, Ramachandramurthy Wucherpfennig quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. 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.