Challenge

El Sacro Estadio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Sacro Balompié's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Baltasar Sancho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquiles Bieito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apolo Peto hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Miguel Almiron sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute, Victorio Jax ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 16th minute, Joel Gaona 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. In the 18th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltasar Sancho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Almiron. Sacro Balompié's Apolo Peto got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Baltasar Sancho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Apolo Peto got free with Dante Lacasa in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Baltasar Sancho. Baltasar Sancho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Baltasar Sancho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sacro Balompié getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Israel Berenguer hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Almiron in the 38th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Victorio Jax could shoot a difficult shot in the 40th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. 43 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Maties came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Miguel Almiron was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sacro Balompié's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo scored to the left of an out of position Baltasar Sancho, making the score, 1-2. In the 57th minute Apolo Peto 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matias Maties during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th minute, Matias Maties hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Baltasar Sancho was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Maties in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltasar Sancho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Sacro Balompié's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Baltasar Sancho quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, Sacro Balompié's Baltasar Sancho got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Maties in the 78th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Miguel Almiron's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute Jeremias Gaueko 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Almiron in the 85th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa 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 Miguel Almiron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the game, Gaudencio Santos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacro Balompié's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. A collision led to Sacro Balompié getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Gaudencio Santos hit a great ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Mexico supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mexico would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.