Challenge

COLISEO
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. In the 4th minute, You Qi Zhou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Villamarin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Leones FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Alfonso Villamarin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 17th minute. Leones FC's Alfonso Villamarin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Leones FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Alfonso Villamarin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Villamarin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Villamarin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Leonardo Leoz in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Leones FC's Frances Muelas. Macos Graciani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfonso Villamarin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. When You Qi Zhou fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leones FC's protests and gave You Qi Zhou a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Leones FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. You Qi Zhou hit a great ball. You Qi Zhou hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pepillo Servin to make the kick off. Leones FC's attentive Frances Muelas managed to snatch the ball when Leonardo Leoz made a throw-in in the 51st minute of the game. Alberto Tafalla scored 0-2 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfonso Villamarin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leones FC made a substitution. Oriol Loyola replaced Teofilio Lorca. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oriol Loyola, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 76th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Villamarin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urtats Figueruel in the 79th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla succeeded in the game's 81st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casado Arambula, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Casado Arambula managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leones FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Casado Arambula was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.