Challenge

Estadio Sinsacote
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. Alberto Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Felix Crayon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. In the 8th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 12th minute of play forced Sinsacote AFC's goalkeeper Felix Crayon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Mexico's Luca Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felix Crayon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodoro Duarte got free with Dante Lacasa in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Crayon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Sinsacote AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Felix Crayon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match Sinsacote AFC got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bertel Haug ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Sinsacote AFC's Santo Santiago to a score. 1-2 in the 31st minute. Felix Crayon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 34th minute of the match. Eugenio Mena hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. After 42 minutes Sinsacote AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Teodoro Duarte to strike the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Duarte in the 52nd minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Felix Crayon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the game, Sinsacote AFC's Teodoro Duarte 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, 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Sinsacote AFC's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felix Crayon came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felix Crayon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Sinsacote AFC'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. 70 minutes into the game, İbrahim Özkok was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sinsacote AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. In the 69th minute, one of Sinsacote AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sinsacote AFC. When the match had been going on for 71 minutes, Mexico's Joel Gaona got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Felix Crayon. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Felix Crayon in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Felix Crayon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after Sinsacote AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Santiago in the 92nd minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sinsacote AFC's Felix Crayon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 95th minute of play. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 97th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Alberto Tafalla heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Mexico played a much better game than Sinsacote AFC and deserved their victory. The Sinsacote AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.