Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christiano Ronaldo got the match started through his kick off. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 9 minutes into the match, Altza Herria's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Julio-César van Beek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 10th minute. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio-César van Beek in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Julio-César van Beek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Facundo Cadaval received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Julio-César van Beek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 27 minutes Altza Herria'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. A very nice done corner allowed Joel Gaona to score against Julio-César van Beek in Altza Herria's goal. 0-1 after 27 minutes. 31 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Medero Barral. Julio-César van Beek 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 36th minute. In the 37th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio-César van Beek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iurie Macovei hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the game, Facundo Cadaval cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Julio-César van Beek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Christiano Ronaldo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Julio-César van Beek made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Julio-César van Beek was out of position in the 53 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: 1-3. Altza Herria's Alvito Villa was substituted for Conrado Pastor. With a little luck, Altza Herria's Julio-César van Beek got control of the ball when Facundo Cadaval tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio-César van Beek having to interfere. Julio-César van Beek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 64th minute. With 66 minutes on the clock, Luca Rouco commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mexico! Mexico:s Dante Lacasa showed great skill when he stopped Pipo Pi:s penalty. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio-César van Beek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio-César van Beek firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Julio-César van Beek made a huge save. Julio-César van Beek made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Facundo Cadaval sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. A collision led to Altza Herria getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Iurie Macovei hit a great ball. In the 99th match minute, Altza Herria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Saavedra to maneuver through the defense. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.