Challenge

Rey de Copas
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Benedicto Ireno 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 4th minute. In the 11th minute, Albino Baladi made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 16 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Albino Baladi came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Montes in the 23rd minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benedicto Ireno. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Ireno having to interfere. Márk Stephen made in the 38th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Colas Valdueza however managed to control. 38 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Colas Valdueza came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 45th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Benedicto Ireno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Colas Valdueza made the kick off in the second half. Benedicto Ireno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 50th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Márk Stephen in the 53rd minute of play. 62 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benedicto Ireno made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ made a substitution. Teodosio Montes replaced Márk Stephen. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ made a substitution. Yin Wei Yi replaced Colas Valdueza. Ulryk Fikus made in the 67th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jeremias Felo however managed to control. The supporters of C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Ireno having to interfere. The supporters of Mexico booed when C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliézer Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Benedicto Ireno made a huge save. 87 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benedicto Ireno made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Innocenzio in the 90th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Rouco was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 92 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute there was a penalty for C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ. Albino Baladi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dante Lacasa. 2-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yin Wei Yi in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ throughout the match.