Challenge

El Pinar
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jeremias Stewarts kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeremias Stewarts. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Stewarts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jesús Caminero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After 20 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jesús Caminero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Agustín Zapata in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jesús Caminero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Argen-Taino's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Jesús Caminero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Argen-Taino booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Luque didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Graciano Verón sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dante Lacasa skillfully saved the ball. After 32 played minutes Graciano Verón shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Mexico's Dante Lacasa to catch but Graciano Verón was lucky. It became 1-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Jesús Caminero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesús Caminero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Argen-Taino's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner ended in Luca Rouco almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Argen-Taino's Jesús Caminero did a great save. In the 46th match minute, Argen-Taino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quique Jara to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

55 minutes into the game, Jeremias Stewarts cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 59th minute, Joel Gaona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Joel Gaona hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Jesús Caminero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 67th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alberto Tafalla in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jesús Caminero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jesús Caminero 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 73rd minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Jesús Caminero. Argen-Taino's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 77th minute of play forced Argen-Taino's goalkeeper Jesús Caminero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Argen-Taino's Jeremias Stewarts. But to his dismay, Jeremias Stewarts quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Jesús Caminero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 83rd minute. 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 90th minute. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Jesús Caminero made a huge save. Argen-Taino's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.