Challenge

Arturo Umberto Illia
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcos Bela. Marcos Bela 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. In the 7th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Bela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9thth minute of the game Eduardo Sancho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcos Bela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Bela having to interfere. Marcos Bela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Marcos Bela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 23rd minute of the match. Marcos Bela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 24th minute of play. After 32 played minutes Deportivo Pergamino got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Filipo. Marcos Bela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Luca Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Marcos Bela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. A collision led to Deportivo Pergamino getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Remigio Gasteiz hit a great ball. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Deportivo Pergamino players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Marcos Bela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute of the match. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes in the game, Alberto Tafalla fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Marcos Bela having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcos Bela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 66th minute of the match. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Lautaro Mancebo hit a great ball. Deportivo Pergamino's Primitivo Vitin was substituted for Cristobal Tipi. Deportivo Pergamino made a substitution. Lázaro Emmanuel replaced Primitivo Vitin. In the 75th minute, Mexico's Joel Gaona ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcos Bela. Marcos Bela yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Gaona in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos Bela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joel Gaona did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Marcos Bela 80 minutes into the match. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Marcos Bela made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Pergamino's Lázaro Emmanuel got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Remigio Gasteiz kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Bela having to make a save. Marcos Bela 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 89th minute. Deportivo Pergamino's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Bela, making the score, 0-6. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Bela having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Deportivo Pergamino.