Challenge

La Caldera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute of the match, Costin Duca tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruperto Maria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ruperto Maria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Luca Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruperto Maria narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Salmuera CP's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Salmuera CP's Ruperto Maria managed to reach the ball for a save. Ruperto Maria came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 23 minutes into the game, Pablo Martinez recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa. Pablo Martinez showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Duca in the 33rd minute of the match. Luca Rouco lost his temper 46 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of Mexico:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Salmuera CP:s goal. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Costin Duca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Salmuera CP's Ruperto Maria got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fan Xing Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute Fan Xing Zhou 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Ruperto Maria in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 81 played minutes Salmuera CP got a freekick which was hit by Kiko De la Cuadra. Salmuera CP's Emiliano Frichoso was substituted for Ali Gopala Pillai. In the 82nd minute, Kiko De la Cuadra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fan Xing Zhou in the 85th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Torcuato Herrero was slow to take the kick. During this time Salmuera CP's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Salmuera CP's Emiliano Frichoso to a score. 2-2 in the 87th minute. After 95 played minutes Salmuera CP got a freekick which was hit by Hồ Kyhn.