Challenge

Valleslona Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anderson Viana kicked off to start the match. Bao Lorenzo kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 5th minute of play forced Valleslona F.C.'s goalkeeper Austen Willis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Austen Willis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Valleslona F.C.'s zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Austen Willis came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Austen Willis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Austen Willis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of the match. José Antonio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Kane in the 19th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Kane, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harry Kane in the 33rd minute of the match. Austen Willis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Austen Willis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Kane in the 42nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 48th minute of play forced Valleslona F.C.'s goalkeeper Austen Willis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Facundo Cadaval to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute of the match Theo Hernández shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dante Lacasa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 58th minute Anderson Viana 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. In the 59th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Austen Willis. Valleslona F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 62 minutes into the match, Valleslona F.C.'s goalkeeper Austen Willis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Harry Kane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Harry Kane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 65 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Austen Willis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Antonio Costa in the 68th minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Valleslona F.C.'s José Antonio Costa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Valleslona F.C. made a substitution. Cacá Sim replaced Harry Kane. 77 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Anderson Viana came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 79 played minutes Valleslona F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Cacá Sim. In the 80th minute, Valleslona F.C.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lautaro Mancebo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Valleslona F.C.'s Austen Willis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Valleslona F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 87thth minute of the game Anderson Viana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Valleslona F.C.'s Frans Overdiep got a free kick in the 96th minute. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Austen Willis made a huge save.