Challenge

Cielo di Tocopilla
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Zorros del Desierto's Clark Kent played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 3rd minute of play. Zorros del Desierto's attentive Inge Rolig managed to snatch the ball when Macos Graciani made a throw-in in the 4th minute of the game. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Allan Silm got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. Zorros del Desierto's Clark Kent played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 12th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Silm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clark Kent came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Silm in the 17th minute of play. Clark Kent 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 18th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Zorros del Desierto's Clark Kent. Clark Kent was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Allan Silm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th match minute, Zorros del Desierto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inge Rolig to maneuver through the defense. Allan Silm took the ball and in the 37 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 2-2. Zorros del Desierto's Clark Kent played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 42nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Allan Silm's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Allan Silm made the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Alberto Tafalla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zorros del Desierto's Clark Kent was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Mexico fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Mexico's Alberto Tafalla looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zorros del Desierto's Zenaido Oviedo was substituted for Pape Lillo. Zorros del Desierto's Alex Dijoux was substituted for Allan Silm. In the 71st minute, Alex Dijoux got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Zorros del Desierto's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Clark Kent reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Alex Dijoux managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zorros del Desierto's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex Dijoux was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clark Kent was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.