Challenge

Signal Iduma Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Herrera started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bartolo Idacio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Bartolo Idacio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s Bartolo Idacio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 11th minute of play. Bartolo Idacio 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 12th minute. If Carlos Herrera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carlos Herrera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. After some careless play in the ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡ defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bartolo Idacio. The ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bartolo Idacio should have stopped the shot. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Herrera's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. When Carlos Herrera came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlos Herrera couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Idacio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Mancebo hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Macos Graciani got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 57th minute Carlos Herrera 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. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Bartolo Idacio made a huge save. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Herrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s Arnulfo Imperiale was substituted for Anibal Rubio. Rubens Vaz was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Macos Graciani hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fidel Sesuldo went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. 90 minutes into the match, ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Bartolo Idacio 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 Fidel Sesuldo in the 91st minute of play. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Fidel Sesuldo sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ⚡El XeNeiZe de BiGaNd⚡ throughout the match.