Challenge

La Plaza
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) In the 8thth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Badia DevilZ's Mario Pizzuto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 8 minutes, Joel Gaona made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Badia DevilZ's Mario Pizzuto tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Toshko Toshkov went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toshko Toshkov got free with Dante Lacasa in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mario Pizzuto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 18th minute of play. Mario Pizzuto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Pizzuto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Mario Pizzuto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 26 minutes, Bearnard Caffrey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Badia DevilZ and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Badia DevilZ getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Bearnard Caffrey hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Dolan McJames took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. After some careless play in the Badia DevilZ defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mario Pizzuto. The Badia DevilZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mario Pizzuto should have stopped the shot. Toshko Toshkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. 38 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Blair Benson came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blair Benson kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Mario Pizzuto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Toshko Toshkov was the one to do the kick off. In the 59th minute of the match Baodan Crowe sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dante Lacasa skillfully saved the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toshko Toshkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Mario Pizzuto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Badia DevilZ's Mario Pizzuto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Badia DevilZ from getting a goal against them. Felix Luque kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 73rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Pizzuto 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 Toshko Toshkov in the 74th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the match, Alberto Tafalla tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mario Pizzuto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Badia DevilZ's Mario Pizzuto managed to reach the ball for a save. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Mario Pizzuto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toshko Toshkov in the 88th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mario Pizzuto firmly grabbed it by the left post. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mario Pizzuto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.