Challenge

Iron Maiden Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Iron Maiden FC were awarded a corner. Baltazar Fuente went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Günalp Talip heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. With his leg Dante Lacasa managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Iron Maiden FC's Günalp Talip fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Steve Harris tried to sneak it across the goal line. Baltazar Fuente kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Iron Maiden FC's Adalberto Nueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Iron Maiden FC's Günalp Talip nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Iron Maiden FC's Adalberto Nueva 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. In the 22nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adalberto Nueva 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 Günalp Talip in the 28th minute of play. Arın Biçim took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arın Biçim in the 32nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adalberto Nueva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dave Murray charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dave Murray the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dave Murray hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Günalp Talip made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Iron Maiden FC were awarded a corner. Baltazar Fuente went to the cornerflag to take it. Günalp Talip made a great header on Iron Maiden FC's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. 58 minutes into the match, Iron Maiden FC's goalkeeper Adalberto Nueva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 62 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adalberto Nueva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iron Maiden FC made a substitution. Marcos Olano replaced Rob Halford. Adalberto Nueva came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Adalberto Nueva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Adalberto Nueva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. García Garate recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Dave Murray was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 80 minutes had been played. In the 80th match minute, Iron Maiden FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dave Murray to maneuver through the defense. Adalberto Nueva made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Iron Maiden FC's Adalberto Nueva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Iron Maiden FC from getting a goal against them. 92 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Adalberto Nueva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Günalp Talip fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere.