Challenge

Estadio Gavà
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Melquiades Lizar charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Melquiades Lizar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Mexico booed when F.C. Sant Sabo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melquiades Lizar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 6 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Raúl Dagora who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Raúl Dagora almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa did a great save. Colon Manrique showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 8th minute of the match. Colon Manrique showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 13th minute of play forced F.C. Sant Sabo's goalkeeper Colon Manrique to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 minutes F.C. Sant Sabo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Colon Manrique quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to F.C. Sant Sabo getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Wawrzyniec Kochanowski hit a great ball. In the 25th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Colon Manrique saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 26 minutes, Melquiades Lizar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C. Sant Sabo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Melquiades Lizar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raúl Dagora in the 29th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colon Manrique showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Leonardo Leoz kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Colon Manrique showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After 40 minutes F.C. Sant Sabo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Alberto Tafalla drilling the ball in to score 0-1 behind F.C. Sant Sabo's goalkeeper. A collision led to F.C. Sant Sabo getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Raúl Dagora hit a great ball. F.C. Sant Sabo's Colon Manrique played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roberto Mata to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, F.C. Sant Sabo's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Colon Manrique reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Colon Manrique could save by the left post. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Colon Manrique didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Colon Manrique made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Colon Manrique made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Joel Gaona sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melquiades Lizar in the 71st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 79 played minutes, F.C. Sant Sabo's Raúl Dagora shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dante Lacasa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in F.C. Sant Sabo reached it. F.C. Sant Sabo's Colon Manrique proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. Sant Sabo from getting a goal against them. 80 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Colon Manrique, 0-2. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Colon Manrique made a huge save. After 84 minutes F.C. Sant Sabo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Alberto Tafalla got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Colon Manrique quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 92 minutes, Joel Gaona mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the F.C. Sant Sabo players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of F.C. Sant Sabo booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Gaona didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Mata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.