Challenge

J. Gervasio Artigas
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute, Claudinei Tarriba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stefan Banaszak was extremely unlucky when he, in the 9th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The supporters of Real de Carmelo 2021 FC booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Facundo Cadaval didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Lucho Aguiar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Lucho Aguiar 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, 2-0. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richie Cagigal having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucho Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Real de Carmelo 2021 FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Vincent Tordesillas hit a great ball. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Mexico 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lucho Aguiar to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucho Aguiar in the 55th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Richie Cagigal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. Richie Cagigal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Richie Cagigal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Real de Carmelo 2021 FC booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Gaona didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arias Coz scored 3-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute Stefan Banaszak 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Galoer Barajo in the 69th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Richie Cagigal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arias Coz in the 75th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's goalkeeper Richie Cagigal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Galoer Barajo charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Galoer Barajo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Real de Carmelo 2021 FC's Yiyo Sauca was substituted for Arias Coz. In the 83rd minute, Galoer Barajo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Richie Cagigal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. Richie Cagigal came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Richie Cagigal in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 96 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Richie Cagigal. Lautaro Mancebo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mexico players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Real de Carmelo 2021 FC.