Challenge

Folke Anderson
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Aguinaga Nebot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 5th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Damian Maftei sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Volkan in the 10th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oskar Petersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aguinaga Nebot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Aguinaga Nebot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aguinaga Nebot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 18th minute of the match. A hard shot 19 in the game by Damian Maftei from a close distance when the talented Dante Lacasa managed to make a qualified save. Mexico's players were relieved. In the 22nd minute Oskar Petersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Aguinaga Nebot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Martinez Cines fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Dante Lacasa, passed just outside the right post. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 39th minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Esmeraldas S.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. In the 47th minute, one of Mexico:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mexico. Mexico:s Dante Lacasa showed great skill when he stopped Stefanos Terzopoulos:s penalty. 48 minutes into the match, Stefanos Terzopoulos notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aguinaga Nebot firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 54th minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İbrahim Volkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martinez Cines in the 60th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the game, Damian Maftei cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 68th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aguinaga Nebot was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Maftei in the 74th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Maftei in the 74th minute of the match. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Aguinaga Nebot successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aguinaga Nebot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to Esmeraldas S.C. getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Pinto Cubria hit a great ball. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 94 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. Esmeraldas S.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mexico for a fine match.