Challenge

Českos´s Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Berni Romeo took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 3rd minute of play forced Colonia Taranco FC's goalkeeper Braulio Quilino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 3 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Braulio Quilino was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Leonardo Leoz hit a great ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Roberto Pistauer kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Braulio Quilino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Colonia Taranco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Braulio Quilino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Braulio Quilino was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Braulio Quilino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. Braulio Quilino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Leonardo Leoz in the 28th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colonia Taranco FC's Fernando Pacheco. 29 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Berni Romeo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 30th minute of play forced Colonia Taranco FC's goalkeeper Braulio Quilino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colonia Taranco FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Braulio Quilino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Cazalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Lautaro Mancebo hit a great ball. If Alonzo Haritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute Berni Romeo 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. In the 54th minute, Berni Romeo made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Braulio Quilino made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Braulio Quilino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute. Colonia Taranco FC made a substitution. Leonel Paul replaced Erivaldo Urbano. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 67th minute. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Braulio Quilino quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Braulio Quilino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 68th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Colonia Taranco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Braulio Quilino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Mexico's Joel Gaona dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Colonia Taranco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Braulio Quilino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Braulio Quilino made a huge save. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Braulio Quilino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. The Colonia Taranco FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.