Challenge

La Romareda
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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baba Ba in the 7th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, 谢远鹏 took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 19th minute of play forced Campdora's goalkeeper Ramón Camara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ramón Camara was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 24th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramón Camara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramón Camara having to interfere. Ramón Camara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 30th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 谢远鹏, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baba Ba got a throw-in 33 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Andy Pool. In the 34th match minute, Campdora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andy Pool to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Campdora's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ramón Camara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Campdora's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Ramón Camara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Campdora's Ramón Camara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 39th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Luca Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramón Camara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Marcin Ogrodowicz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcin Ogrodowicz really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Andy Pool made the kick off in the second half. Baba Ba might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baba Ba ran back to his position shaking his head. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Campdora's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Baba Ba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Pool in the 64th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Facundo Cadaval during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 67 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Facundo Cadaval. After 69 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ramón Camara was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 77th minute, Rolando Canturri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Campdora made a substitution. Zeruko Candela replaced Hugo Mera. Campdora made a substitution. Nando Lopez de Toro replaced Teodoro Macho. Ramón Camara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 80th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Ramón Camara in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ramón Camara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 84 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Zorita. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 谢远鹏 in the 86th minute of the match. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the game, Andy Pool was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Campdora's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. Andy Pool hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, Rolando Canturri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute, Lautaro Mancebo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ramón Camara. The goal made the score 3-4. In the 94th minute Baba Ba 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. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ramón Camara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. The Mexico supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mexico would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.