Challenge

CICLOS
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Segundo Marko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Wawrzyniec Sokol capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wawrzyniec Sokol really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Dante Ixaka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Everardo Gilesindo 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. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Ixaka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 34th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ren&Fel C.A.R.P. 09-12-18's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Ixaka came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th minute, Frank Mastronardi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Segundo Marko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Wawrzyniec Sokol took the ball and in the 51 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 2-0. Celedonio Ortle lost his temper 55 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ren&Fel C.A.R.P. 09-12-18 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! Dante Ixaka went to the wrong direction when Joel Gaona was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 64th minute, Segundo Marko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Ixaka having to interfere. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wawrzyniec Sokol, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Alberto Tafalla hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ren&Fel C.A.R.P. 09-12-18 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mexico had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.