Challenge

Micheal G. Scott
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gaudencio Abaunza got the match started through his kick off. Aurelio Quintan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 6th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Delmiro Gebler got free with Dante Lacasa in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lautaro Mancebo hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 16 minutes into the match, Isac Stoiciu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isac Stoiciu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Aurelio Quintan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 27th minute of play forced Dunder Mifflin's goalkeeper Aurelio Quintan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joel Gaona the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 27 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Joel Gaona. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Quintan having to interfere. Aurelio Quintan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Facundo Cadaval. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Abaunza in the 42nd minute of play. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Aurelio Quintan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Facundo Cadaval got free with Aurelio Quintan in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Isac Stoiciu hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 63rd minute of play forced Dunder Mifflin's goalkeeper Aurelio Quintan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaudencio Abaunza in the 65th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Aurelio Quintan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. When Gaudencio Abaunza came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Dunder Mifflin fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gaudencio Abaunza couldn't finish the play. In the 79th minute, Andrej Vombergar made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelio Quintan was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Dunder Mifflin made a substitution. Emilio Mederi replaced Elvio Txartiko. Charly Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match.