Challenge

Cacho Laudonio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Athletic Bostero's Cecilio Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 3rd minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Yuan in the 4th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hüseyin Rahmi Tanpınar in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 6th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute Liu Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hüseyin Rahmi Tanpınar in the 11th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, Hüseyin Rahmi Tanpınar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cecilio Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cecilio Martinez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Liu Yuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Liu Yuan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 25th minute of play forced Athletic Bostero's goalkeeper Cecilio Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cecilio Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 26th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Tanpınar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 33 minutes, Luca Rouco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the Athletic Bostero players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Athletic Bostero's Ralph Spaan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 44 minutes into the match, Athletic Bostero's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Cecilio Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hüseyin Rahmi Tanpınar made a kick off. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Yuan in the 54th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Cecilio Martinez made a huge save. Liu Yuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Athletic Bostero's Cecilio Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 60th minute of play. Athletic Bostero's Cecilio Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 70th minute of play. Cecilio Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 74th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hüseyin Rahmi Tanpınar in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lorenzo Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After 88 played minutes Athletic Bostero got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Tipi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Cecilio Martinez in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute, Leo Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great ball. 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.