Challenge

El Coliseo
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Mexico's Joel Gaona 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. Oséias de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 2nd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Manuel Sampaio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Mancebo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oséias de Andrade was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 16th minute Manuel Sampaio 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. 21 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Oséias de Andrade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Ragnar Johansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 26 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. 30 minutes into the match, Magdaleno Encina notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Magdaleno Encina got in the 33rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Dante Lacasa handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Lorenzo Cazalla charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lorenzo Cazalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 34 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Cazalla. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ma Xing Yang in the 36th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 37 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oséias de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to Tiki Taka FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Manuel Sampaio hit a great ball. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manuel Sampaio made a kick off. In the 54th minute Tiki Taka FC were awarded a corner. Su Abaunza went to the cornerflag to take it. Su Abaunza made a great header on Tiki Taka FC's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. Tiki Taka FC's Oséias de Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 57th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Oséias de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, Tiki Taka FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Oséias de Andrade 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 62nd minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Luca Rouco heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 67th minute of the match Tiki Taka FC got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Su Abaunza ran over to the corner to take the kick. Magdaleno Encina was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 74 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Oséias de Andrade. Joel Gaona showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Oséias de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiki Taka FC's Garikoitz Abad was substituted for 柳笑骏. Tiki Taka FC's Cordarell Aballe was substituted for Maximo Abeijon. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Oséias de Andrade firmly grabbed it by the left post. 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 85th minute. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Oséias de Andrade in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lautaro Mancebos short, quick shot in the 85thth minute got Oséias de Andrade to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 85th play minutes Lautaro Mancebo shot 2-3, a short shot which went by Oséias de Andrade and just under the crossbar into goal. Su Abaunza charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Su Abaunza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 88 played minutes Tiki Taka FC got a freekick which was hit by Su Abaunza. Oséias de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 91st minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ragnar Johansson in the 92nd minute of play. Tiki Taka FC's Oséias de Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Tiki Taka FC from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ragnar Johansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.