Challenge

El COSMICO
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Eloy Dubardo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lionel Messi took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 6th minute, Lautaro Mancebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jesus Llope was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justino Abaurre got free with Dante Lacasa in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 11th minute BARRILETE COSMICO were awarded a corner. Lionel Messi went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of Mexico booed when BARRILETE COSMICO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lázaro Hulberto didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 15th minute of play forced BARRILETE COSMICO's goalkeeper Jesus Llope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lionel Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Jesus Llope tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Eloy Dubardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eloy Dubardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as BARRILETE COSMICO's Lionel Messi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dante Lacasa. That made the score 3-1 after 33 minutes of play. The supporters of BARRILETE COSMICO booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Lionel Messi could shoot a difficult shot in the 40th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by BARRILETE COSMICO's Lionel Messi. But to his dismay, Lionel Messi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jesus Llope firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 60th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jesus Llope saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Dubardo in the 61st minute of play. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jesus Llope read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Facundo Cadaval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Eloy Dubardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jesus Llope made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Dubardo in the 77th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Luca Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jesus Llope was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Dubardo in the 84th minute of play. Jesus Llope made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 86th minute. A collision led to BARRILETE COSMICO getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Rafal Jaroszewicz hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcin Najman in the 90th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcin Najman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Jesus Llope in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 94 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jesus Llope was left in no man's land by his defense there!