Challenge

El Alamo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albino Inguma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Cilli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albino Inguma having to interfere. Paunero's Albino Inguma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 18th 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 19th minute. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ata Cante showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. In the 25th minute Ata Cante 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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ata Cante in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ata Cante in the 26th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Higinio Ticho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Dante Lacasa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After recieving a nice pass, Mexico's Joel Gaona tried to score from far away in the 42nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 48 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Albino Inguma narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Aristide Iureș made the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Paunero's Francesco Cilli made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! 58 minutes into the match, Paunero's goalkeeper Albino Inguma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. Paulino Eguerdi hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After 67 minutes Paunero's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Albino Inguma quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Albino Inguma in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ata Cante in the 87th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Cilli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albino Inguma having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albino Inguma breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee blew the final whistle, Paunero could leave the field as winners, despite Mexico having more of the ball for most of the match.