Challenge

Eduardo Galeano
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, los nadies's Jude Bellinger got a free kick in the 3rd minute. los nadies's Camilo Isauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 6th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Camilo Isauro. Camilo Isauro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. los nadies's Camilo Isauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 10th minute of play. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of los nadies's Camilo Isauro. Camilo Isauro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Camilo Isauro 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 16th minute. After 17 played minutes los nadies got a freekick which was hit by Cenan Ergüven. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Camilo Isauro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 30th minute of play forced los nadies's goalkeeper Camilo Isauro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Laffitte in the 32nd minute. Camilo Isauro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Isauro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th match minute, los nadies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cenan Ergüven to maneuver through the defense. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Camilo Isauro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Camilo Isauro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 41st minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Juan Laffitte made a kick off. Camilo Isauro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, los nadies's Camilo Isauro got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 57 minutes los nadies's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Camilo Isauro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 61st minute. Camilo Isauro made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Luca Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Alberto Tafalla scored 0-3 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Camilo Isauro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 71st 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: 0-4. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Laffitte in the 75th minute of play. Camilo Isauro came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Mexico's Luca Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Camilo Isauro in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Juan Laffitte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Juan Laffitte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aquilino Unai lost his temper 90 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of los nadies:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mexico:s goal. Joel Gaona shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mexico played a much better game than los nadies and deserved their victory. The los nadies players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.