Challenge

Chorroarín Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Guillermo Mitxaut took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Narciso Oinatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th match minute, Chorroarín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prudencio Socorro to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Luca Zorita hit a great ball. After 14 played minutes Chorroarín got a freekick which was hit by Prudencio Socorro. Chorroarín's Narciso Oinatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 21st minute of play forced Chorroarín's goalkeeper Narciso Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Chorroarín's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Narciso Oinatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Chorroarín'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. It was a well-played corner which Luca Rouco managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Eustacio Romero kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 35th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Leonardo Leoz got a free kick in the 38th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Chorroarín's Guillermo Mitxaut sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Guillermo Mitxaut recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chorroarín's goalkeeper Narciso Oinatz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Mitxaut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the game, Chorroarín's Guillermo Mitxaut 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, 1-0. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Betadur, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Narciso Oinatz in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Betadur in the 85th minute of play. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 91 minutes of play, Chorroarín's Nicolas Betadur made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timoteo Arotza, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Chorroarín players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.