Challenge

La Caldera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 4th minute of play forced La Guardia Imperial's goalkeeper Atilano Esiquio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Luca Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Atilano Esiquio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 9thth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Guardia Imperial's Atilano Esiquio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 12 minutes into the match, La Guardia Imperial's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Atilano Esiquio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atilano Esiquio 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 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 16th minute of play forced La Guardia Imperial's goalkeeper Atilano Esiquio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atilano Esiquio came out of the goal in the 18th 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 0-1. Atilano Esiquio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Gaona in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atilano Esiquio saved La Guardia Imperial from getting behind. After 30 played minutes La Guardia Imperial got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Dolcet. 32 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atilano Esiquio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 33 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of La Guardia Imperial's Atilano Esiquio. Atilano Esiquio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 39th minute of play forced La Guardia Imperial's goalkeeper Atilano Esiquio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, La Guardia Imperial's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Atilano Esiquio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th match minute, La Guardia Imperial was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uriel Colas to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Carlos Teves made the kick off in the second half. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atilano Esiquio having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcial Abaunza in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, La Guardia Imperial's Francisco Sayveon got a free kick in the 61st minute. La Guardia Imperial's Atilano Esiquio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 62nd minute of play. La Guardia Imperial made a substitution. Aristides Austin replaced Clodoveo Barbosa. Facundo Cadaval blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Atilano Esiquio having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francisco Sayveon during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Francisco Sayveon hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After 78 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristides Austin in the 79th minute of play. Atilano Esiquio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the match, La Guardia Imperial's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Atilano Esiquio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atilano Esiquio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 87th minute of the match. After 95 played minutes La Guardia Imperial got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Teves. Mexico played a much better game than La Guardia Imperial and deserved their victory. The La Guardia Imperial players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.