Challenge

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd play minute Salvador Hats came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dante Lacasa. 1-0. Delmar Manex could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Salvador Hats kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Orlan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by El Fortín de Floresta'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. In the 20th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. Desiderio Brais kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Desiderio Brais 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. Santos Orlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 35th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santos Orlan. Santos Orlan 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. After 38 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Mancebo. 41 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Delmar Manex. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Salvador Hats tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 54th 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 Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Santos Orlan made a huge save. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Hats in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd match minute, El Fortín de Floresta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wu Bing Fei to maneuver through the defense. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 66th minute of play. Santos Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 72nd minute of play. 74 minutes into the game, El Fortín de Floresta's Salvador Hats 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, 2-1. El Fortín de Floresta's Hector Selmo was substituted for Delmar Manex. El Fortín de Floresta made a substitution. Fulgencio Frances replaced Casimiro Policarpio. 77 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Aguilera came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Salvador Hats was slow to take the kick. During this time El Fortín de Floresta's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which Santos Orlan however easily saved by the left post. 85 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Santos Orlan, 2-2. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by El Fortín de Floresta's Hector Selmo. But to his dismay, Hector Selmo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. In the 93rd minute Cipriano Aguilera 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. El Fortín de Floresta's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.