Challenge

Estadio Porvenir
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Porvenir's Hector Santiago 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. Gomez Urrea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 4th minute of the match. Guerrero Onterino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gomez Urrea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 14th minute of play. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute, Porvenir's Arvo Joa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Gomez Urrea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute Hector Santiago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gomez Urrea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Porvenir's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Gomez Urrea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 27th minute of play forced Porvenir's goalkeeper Gomez Urrea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Urko Villaluenga was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 31st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gomez Urrea having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvo Joa in the 35th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Porvenir's Gomez Urrea. Gomez Urrea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvo Joa in the 43rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Porvenir's Gomez Urrea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Porvenir from getting a goal against them. After 54 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Joel Gaona. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 56th minute of the match Porvenir got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Urko Villaluenga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Porvenir's Urko Villaluenga was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hector Santiago in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Santiago in the 62nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Porvenir's Gomez Urrea got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Santiago in the 75th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Facundo Cadaval kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gomez Urrea. That made the score 2-2 in the 76 minute of play. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gomez Urrea having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Porvenir had won after a very even match.