Challenge

La Merced
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Segundo Feijo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 4th minute of play. Segundo Feijo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 4th minute of play. Gaston Eneko might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gaston Eneko ran back to his position shaking his head. ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Segundo Feijo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 12th minute of play. Jorge Rinaldi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Gaston Eneko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Segundo Feijo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aristides Panfilo in the 22nd minute of the match. Segundo Feijo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 26th minute of play forced ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s goalkeeper Segundo Feijo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Segundo Feijo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aristides Panfilo. Edgardo Danel kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. When Sixto Magdaleno fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s protests and gave Sixto Magdaleno a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Sixto Magdaleno got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Segundo Feijo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 44th minute of the match. The supporters of Mexico booed when ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaston Eneko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aristides Panfilo to strike the kick off in the second half. Segundo Feijo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Iraido in the 63rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Leandro Gilesindo got a free kick in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the match, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Segundo Feijo 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 Gaston Eneko in the 75th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Segundo Feijo came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Eneko in the 86th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristides Panfilo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After a rather tough play, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Norberto Fraco got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.