Challenge

MANDALARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 7th minute of play forced ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper Saturnino Nieto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Saturnino Nieto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Nevada Etxeberria sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the match, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Saturnino Nieto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Zorita scored 0-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Saturnino Nieto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute, Xofre Mayor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucio Toxeiro in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Saturnino Nieto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Saturnino Nieto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 35th minute of play. Sven-Erik Dahlman's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sven-Erik Dahlman helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ALPUJARRAS LIBRE getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Sven-Erik Dahlman hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the game, Vicente Lorenzo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nevada Etxeberria to strike the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramón Huguet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Xofre Mayor almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa did a great save. After a rather tough play, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Galo Adán got a free kick in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Saturnino Nieto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saturnino Nieto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Gaona's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Saturnino Nieto 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 69th minute. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE made a substitution. Gaston Cayuela replaced Nevada Etxeberria. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Tello Lopez was substituted for Lauren Verges. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucio Toxeiro in the 81st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tello Lopez was slow to take the kick. During this time ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's players had a chance to rest. Saturnino Nieto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 84th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Saturnino Nieto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Vicente Lorenzo pulled a muscle in his back after 88 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 88 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ALPUJARRAS LIBRE the free kick. In the 91st 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. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Saturnino Nieto made a huge save.