Challenge

Estadio Monumental
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. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Casta FC got a freekick which was hit by Gogo Illart. Casta FC's Ilias Atmatzidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 6th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilias Atmatzidis having to interfere. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Ilias Atmatzidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. After some careless play in the Casta FC defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilias Atmatzidis. The Casta FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilias Atmatzidis should have stopped the shot. Pavel Kalaš fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. In the 30th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilias Atmatzidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilias Atmatzidis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ilias Atmatzidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Joel Gaona 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. In the 45th minute, Pavel Kalaš hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 47th 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 Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pavel Kalaš was the one to do the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Martxot in the 56th minute of the match. Ilias Atmatzidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla got a free kick in the 61st minute. Lorenzo Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Benedicto Prejun took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dante Lacasa. Mexico's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Adan Kelemen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adan Kelemen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Gaona was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 67th minute. Mexico's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ilias Atmatzidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Casta FC's Ilias Atmatzidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 70th minute of play. Casta FC's Ilias Atmatzidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Casta FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Joel Gaona got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 78th minute of play forced Casta FC's goalkeeper Ilias Atmatzidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Ilias Atmatzidis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after Casta FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. With a little luck, Casta FC's Ilias Atmatzidis got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Casta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Ilias Atmatzidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilias Atmatzidis came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. With a little luck, Casta FC's Ilias Atmatzidis got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Casta FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.