Challenge

Estadio Gastres
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tomasz Zurawski kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 6th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Ongile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Ongile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Ongile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geronimo Ongile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Benjamin Neto 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 12th minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Ongile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geronimo Ongile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Calistrat Geangu tried to sneak it across 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 Calistrat Geangu in the 17th minute of play. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Ongile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teobaldo Belmiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teobaldo Belmiro in the 23rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geronimo Ongile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geronimo Ongile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geronimo Ongile was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teobaldo Belmiro's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Geronimo Ongile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute Teobaldo Belmiro 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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobaldo Belmiro in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Zacarias Claus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benjamin Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. After 48 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. A hard shot by Mathieu Koning from long distance, 49 minutes into the match, got Dante Lacasa's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. 54 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Teobaldo Belmiro came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Facundo Cadaval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Teobaldo Belmiro came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 74th minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Geronimo Ongile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 77 minutes of play, Gastres FC's Benjamin Neto made it 1-0 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! Gastres FC made a substitution. Feliberto Cuarto replaced Tomasz Zurawski. Geronimo Ongile showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 87th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Joel Gaona slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Geronimo Ongile. That made the score 1-1 after 88 minutes of play. Gastres FC's Edgardo Javiar was substituted for Benjamin Neto. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Geronimo Ongile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Javiar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.