Challenge

Rey de Copas
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márk Stephen in the 2nd minute of the match. 3 minutes in the game, Márk Stephen dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Benedicto Ireno 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 4th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Márk Stephen in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 12th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benedicto Ireno. Benedicto Ireno dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márk Stephen in the 17th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 29th minute of play. After 30 minutes, Luca Zorita mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benedicto Ireno. Benedicto Ireno dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Márk Stephen in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márk Stephen in the 41st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Colas Valdueza. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Albino Baladi struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Benedicto Ireno in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Luca Zorita was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 57 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Zorita. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márk Stephen in the 59th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Felix Luque got a free kick in the 61st minute. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ made a substitution. Teodosio Montes replaced Márk Stephen. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Innocenzio in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedicto Ireno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner led Mexico's Joel Gaona to fire away a dangerous shot which Benedicto Ireno despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Benedicto Ireno proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ from getting a goal against them. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Albino Baladi was slow to take the kick. During this time C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's players had a chance to rest. Yin Wei Yi made a great header on C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yin Wei Yi in the 79th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Yin Wei Yi put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Dante Lacasa. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mexico! Mexico:s Dante Lacasa showed great skill when he stopped Albino Baladi:s penalty. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albino Baladi went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Pablo Innocenzio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benedicto Ireno was a little too slow when Lautaro Mancebo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 3-3. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Benedicto Ireno made a huge save. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.