Challenge

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Duffensores Springfield's Matias Txeru started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Txeru in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Lautaro Mancebo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Cleto Walme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 12th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Pirmin in the 13th minute of play. Cleto Walme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the match, Duffensores Springfield's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Cleto Walme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Txeru in the 26th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Txeru in the 27th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Pirmin in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 31st minute of play forced Duffensores Springfield's goalkeeper Cleto Walme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cleto Walme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Salvador Aresti struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Duffensores Springfield. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 46th 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. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cleto Walme having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Aresti in the 57th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57thth minute of the game Matias Txeru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Honorato Pirmin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. With a little luck, Duffensores Springfield's Cleto Walme got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Duffensores Springfield getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Salvador Aresti hit a great ball. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duffensores Springfield's Cleto Walme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 74th minute of play. Cleto Walme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Honorato Pirmin 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. In the 81st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cleto Walme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 82 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cleto Walme was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cleto Walme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 95th minute. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after Duffensores Springfield's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cleto Walme in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.