Challenge

Estadio Pila
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Horacio Lalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 8th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Horacio Lalla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cléberson Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Horacio Lalla 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 14 played minutes CERVEZA CALIENTE got a freekick which was hit by Mariano Cordero. In the 21st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Lalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cléberson Gomes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Camilo Enaut tried to sneak it across the goal line. Horacio Lalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 41st minute of play. After 47 minutes, Eustacio Gora mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CERVEZA CALIENTE and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eustacio Gora hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Youri De Poorter made the kick off in the second half. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Horacio Lalla made a huge save. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by CERVEZA CALIENTE's Eustacio Gora. But to his dismay, Eustacio Gora quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horacio Lalla having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, Mariano Cordero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CERVEZA CALIENTE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. In the 65th minute, Mariano Cordero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CERVEZA CALIENTE made a substitution. Antonín Bartušek replaced Eustacio Gora. CERVEZA CALIENTE made a substitution. Carlinhos Duarte replaced Moises Mogel. After recieving a nice pass, Mexico's Joel Gaona tried to score from far away in the 68th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 75 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Youri De Poorter came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Youri De Poorter in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camilo Enaut in the 77th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, CERVEZA CALIENTE's goalkeeper Horacio Lalla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Horacio Lalla threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 82 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Horacio Lalla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Horacio Lalla made a huge save. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Horacio Lalla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luca Zorita in the 91st minute.