Challenge

Viejo San Martín
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Haroldo Lorien made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute of the match Alvarado de Mar del Plata got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Salvador Salomon ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 7th minute, Tymoteusz Gonsiewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 11 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iker Mincho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Haroldo Lorien came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Tymoteusz Gonsiewski got a free kick in the 15th minute. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Iker Mincho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute of the match, Haroldo Lorien 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. 21 minutes into the match, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Iker Mincho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Iker Mincho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Haroldo Lorien. But to his dismay, Haroldo Lorien quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 38th minute of play forced Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goalkeeper Iker Mincho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iker Mincho having to make a save. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Iker Mincho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 45th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

51 minutes into the match, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Iker Mincho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Iker Mincho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Alvarado de Mar del Plata from getting a goal against them. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 60th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Iker Mincho threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Mincho having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennie Buckler in the 67th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Kang Feng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 76th minute, Haroldo Lorien ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Mexico's attentive Luca Rouco managed to snatch the ball when Salvador Salomon made a throw-in in the 86th minute of the game. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Lorien in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Iker Mincho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 90th minute. At last the ball reached Alberto Tafalla at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Alvarado de Mar del Plata. 2-2. In the 93rd minute, Lennie Buckler ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Alvarado de Mar del Plata were victorious despite being under pressure from Mexico for much of the match.