Challenge

CAMPEON DEL SIGLO
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, Uruguay Buceo B.F's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Arrigo Di Maria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Emesto Villaro fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uruguay Buceo B.F's protests and gave Emesto Villaro a yellow card for diving instead. After 14 played minutes Uruguay Buceo B.F got a freekick which was hit by Emesto Villaro. After having played for 16 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 22nd minute of play forced Uruguay Buceo B.F's goalkeeper Arrigo Di Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arrigo Di Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Lixandro Salgueiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Di Maria having to interfere. 31 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arrigo Di Maria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arrigo Di Maria was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donostia Olvera in the 35th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uruguay Buceo B.F's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lixandro Salgueiro in the 36th minute. A nice corner shot did that Lixandro Salgueiro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dante Lacasa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Uruguay Buceo B.F's Arrigo Di Maria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 43rd minute of play. After 44 minutes Uruguay Buceo B.F'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. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Uruguay Buceo B.F's Arrigo Di Maria managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lautaro Mancebo in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arrigo Di Maria prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Xavon Murieta made the kick off in the second half. Arrigo Di Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Arrigo Di Maria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 53rd minute. When Daunte Simancas came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Uruguay Buceo B.F fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daunte Simancas couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 57th minute of play forced Uruguay Buceo B.F's goalkeeper Arrigo Di Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Arrigo Di Maria saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Arrigo Di Maria however easily saved by the left post. In the 66th minute, Xavon Murieta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uruguay Buceo B.F fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Arrigo Di Maria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 70th minute. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Uruguay Buceo B.F's Arrigo Di Maria managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 72nd minute Xavon Murieta 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 77th minute, Alberto Tafalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Arrigo Di Maria made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Arrigo Di Maria was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Lautaro Mancebo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lautaro Mancebo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xavon Murieta kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Arrigo Di Maria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 91st minute. 92 minutes into the match, Daunte Simancas notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arrigo Di Maria came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. The Mexico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.