Challenge

Reino de Valencia
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice moves Gerson Santana could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lenílson Siqueira was slow to take the kick. During this time INTOCABLES 2oo4's players had a chance to rest. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. INTOCABLES 2oo4's attentive Diego Armando managed to snatch the ball when Leonardo Leoz made a throw-in in the 24th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ibon Duarte in the 29th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 32nd minute of the match INTOCABLES 2oo4 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. Lenílson Siqueira ran over to the corner to take the kick. Robert Bresson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerson Santana in the 42nd minute. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gerson Santana's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gerson Santana to make the kick off. When INTOCABLES 2oo4's Gerson Santana in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. In the 57th minute, Gerson Santana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The INTOCABLES 2oo4 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ibon Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. INTOCABLES 2oo4 made a substitution. Arnaitz Bartumeu replaced Eche Mingas. INTOCABLES 2oo4's Manoj Espinosa was substituted for Gerson Santana. INTOCABLES 2oo4's Sergi Aguado was substituted for Mahmoud Alaba. INTOCABLES 2oo4 were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lenílson Siqueira took the corner. After taking down the ball on INTOCABLES 2oo4's corner Lenílson Siqueira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dante Lacasa quite easily take care of the ball. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Robert Bresson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manoj Espinosa in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, INTOCABLES 2oo4's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Robert Bresson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ibon Duarte in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Ibon Duarte made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manoj Espinosa in the 85th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Gaona to maneuver through the defense. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. INTOCABLES 2oo4 were victorious despite being under pressure from Mexico for much of the match.