Challenge

Balli Kombëtar
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) KF Ballistet's Danilo Barrionuevo 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. In the 4th minute of the match, Amado Godoy tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Amado Godoy tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, KF Ballistet's Danilo Barrionuevo 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, 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danilo Barrionuevo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danilo Barrionuevo got free with Dante Lacasa in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 16th minute. Pepe Sarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 18th minute of the match. Pepo De La Vega could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Danilo Barrionuevo came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Lacasa could save by the left post. 30 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danilo Barrionuevo. After a defensive mix-up in KF Ballistet's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pepe Sarro came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after KF Ballistet's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. KF Ballistet's Pepe Sarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 37th minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after KF Ballistet's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner ended in Luca Rouco almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but KF Ballistet's Pepe Sarro did a great save. After 41 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pepe Sarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Henrik Boynes hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. KF Ballistet's Pepe Sarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 51st minute of play. Danilo Barrionuevo scored 2-1 in the 52nd 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. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bayezit Demiroğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrik Boynes hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After 60 played minutes KF Ballistet got a freekick which was hit by Gheorghe Pupăzan. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Pepe Sarro made a huge save. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Danilo Barrionuevo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pepe Sarro came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. KF Ballistet's Pepe Sarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute Danilo Barrionuevo 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. 75 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pepe Sarro. KF Ballistet's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 79th minute, Gheorghe Pupăzan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pepo De La Vega in the 81st minute of play. Mexico's Joel Gaona was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 87th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amado Godoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than KF Ballistet.