Challenge

El Cilindro
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. Leon Silvanito started the match with the kick off. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 郑阳洋 having to interfere. When Ernesto Acher fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Furia Albiceleste's protests and gave Ernesto Acher a yellow card for diving instead. 郑阳洋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of the match. After having played for 20 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 郑阳洋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Furia Albiceleste defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 郑阳洋. The Furia Albiceleste fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 郑阳洋 should have stopped the shot. After 35 minutes, Artur Gendolla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Furia Albiceleste and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. Artur Gendolla hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Luca Zorita scored 0-3 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 郑阳洋, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 郑阳洋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Furia Albiceleste's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Luca Rouco advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-4 in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Silvanito in the 48th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Cássio de Alcântara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st minute Denis Ascencio 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. After 62 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cássio de Alcântara who took care of the corner kick. Furia Albiceleste's Denis Ascencio got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 65 minutes into the match, Furia Albiceleste's Leon Silvanito sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Florentino Urdaspal kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The audience cheered when Joel Gaona's long shot passed 郑阳洋's right side. It was 1-5, 67 minutes into the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cássio de Alcântara in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Mexico's Luca Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 郑阳洋 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 郑阳洋 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 75th minute. In the 80th minute, Joel Gaona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Furia Albiceleste made a substitution. Ramon Quinito replaced Leon Silvanito. Furia Albiceleste's 郑阳洋 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Furia Albiceleste from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramon Quinito in the 92nd minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Quinito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leopoldo Otsando in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 95 minutes into the game, Denis Ascencio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-6. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Mexico supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mexico would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.