Challenge

Estadio Anjuli
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Santirso in the 4th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Arroyito FC's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Navarro Montoya came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Miroslav Kvita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Facundo Cadaval's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Navarro Montoya read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arroyito FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Gabriel-Omar Santirso sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Venancio Etor's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute Arroyito FC were awarded a corner. Venancio Etor went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 26th minute of the match, Miroslav Kvita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dante Lacasa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Arroyito FC's Carlos Navarro Montoya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Navarro Montoya. Arroyito FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 33 minutes into the match, Arroyito FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Carlos Navarro Montoya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Navarro Montoya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 37th minute of the match. Carlos Navarro Montoya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 傅南辉 hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

51 minutes into the game, Arroyito FC's Gabriel-Omar Santirso 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, 2-1. In the 57th minute, Gabriel-Omar Santirso 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 3-1. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Navarro Montoya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Venancio Etor in the 65th minute of the match. Carlos Navarro Montoya 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 69th minute. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Navarro Montoya. Carlos Navarro Montoya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. In the 79th minute, Alberto Tafalla fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The supporters of Mexico booed when Arroyito FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Iratze didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Navarro Montoya made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Carlos Navarro Montoya was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Tafalla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 83 minute of play. In the 85th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Mexico booed when Arroyito FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basarab Trif didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlos Navarro Montoya was a little too slow when Joel Gaona got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 3-4. When Rene Iratze fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arroyito FC's protests and gave Rene Iratze a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Arroyito FC's Rene Iratze got a free kick in the 95th minute. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.