Challenge

Pedregal
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. Guardia's Sandro Pena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 5th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iván Velazquez in the 11th minute of play. Sandro Pena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 15th minute of play forced Guardia's goalkeeper Sandro Pena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandro Pena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Sandro Pena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francisco Ruiz in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Justino March notched a goal, 1-0, 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. Guardia's Sandro Pena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 32nd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sandro Pena. Sandro Pena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Saul Bernal's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saul Bernal helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Mexico booed when Guardia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saul Bernal didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francisco Ruiz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Sandro Pena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Mexico 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. Sandro Pena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guardia's Sandro Pena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Guardia from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iván Velazquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sandro Pena was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Guardia's Sandro Pena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 85th minute of play. Sandro Pena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Justino March made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Toribio Romero's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toribio Romero helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd minute, one of Guardia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Guardia. 97 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 2-5, to the right of Guardia's Sandro Pena. Sandro Pena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Guardia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.