Challenge

G.S.E ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) LA IMPRENTA's Ricardo Bertoni 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. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 9 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardino Mark was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 15 played minutes LA IMPRENTA got a freekick which was hit by Ciccio Vitullo. In the 26th match minute, LA IMPRENTA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Farias to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Bernardino Mark. LA IMPRENTA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardino Mark breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 33rd match minute, LA IMPRENTA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Loria to maneuver through the defense. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 34th 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. Aaron Duarte hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Sepúlveda in the 43rd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardino Mark 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 56th minute Bruno Sepúlveda 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. With a little luck, LA IMPRENTA's Bernardino Mark got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 61st minute. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardino Mark having to interfere. Bernardino Mark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 65th minute of the match. Bruno Sepúlveda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Sepúlveda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. After 80 played minutes LA IMPRENTA got a freekick which was hit by Arild Berdal. A collision led to LA IMPRENTA getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Aaron Duarte hit a great ball. A hard shot by Joel Gaona from long distance, 82 minutes into the match, got Bernardino Mark's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 85th minute of play forced LA IMPRENTA's goalkeeper Bernardino Mark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 86 minutes LA IMPRENTA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Mexico's Luca Zorita getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Lorenzo Cazalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Bernardino Mark made a huge save. In the 93rd minute, LA IMPRENTA's Ciccio Vitullo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ciccio Vitullo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of LA IMPRENTA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ciccio Vitullo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 93rd minute, one of LA IMPRENTA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for LA IMPRENTA. When the match had been going on for 95 minutes, Mexico's Joel Gaona got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Bernardino Mark.