Challenge

Estadio Taltun
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vito Areta got the match started through his kick off. Cristobal Jesus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Cadaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristobal Jesus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 5th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Taltum FC were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vito Areta took the corner. The corner led Taltum FC's Vito Areta to fire away a dangerous shot which Dante Lacasa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 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. Cristobal Jesus was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristobal Jesus came out of the goal in the 11th 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 0-2. A well-hit corner resulted in Luca Zorita heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Cristobal Jesus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 18th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristobal Jesus. Taltum FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristobal Jesus. Cristobal Jesus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in Taltum FC's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristobal Jesus came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Lautaro Mancebo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. 41 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Taltum FC's Cristobal Jesus. Cristobal Jesus was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 46 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristobal Jesus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Edson Berinduaga charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edson Berinduaga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Jesus having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Cristobal Jesus successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Taltum 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. Cristobal Jesus 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 61st minute. Cristobal Jesus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 63rd minute of the match. When Saritama Lin fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Taltum FC's protests and gave Saritama Lin a yellow card for diving instead. Saritama Lin hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Joel Gaona from long distance, 65 minutes into the match, got Cristobal Jesus's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Polo, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Taltum FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Cristobal Jesus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristobal Jesus came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla. But to his dismay, Lorenzo Cazalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-10. Cristobal Jesus was a little too slow when Lautaro Mancebo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 0-11. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodas Valdivieso during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rodas Valdivieso hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Alberto Tafalla could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Cristobal Jesus however easily saved by the left post. 85 minutes into the game, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristobal Jesus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-12. Cristobal Jesus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-13 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Taltum FC's Cristobal Jesus got control of the ball when Joel Gaona tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Cristobal Jesus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.