Challenge

® El Monumental ®
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Placido Silvanito started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. River Plate ® 9-12's Rigoberto Bihar 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. In the 7th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. River Plate ® 9-12's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Placido Silvanito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rigoberto Bihar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 13th minute of play. Rigoberto Bihar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Placido Silvanito. Placido Silvanito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. River Plate ® 9-12's Rigoberto Bihar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by River Plate ® 9-12's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 25th minute of play forced River Plate ® 9-12's goalkeeper Rigoberto Bihar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rigoberto Bihar came out of the goal in the 25th 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 0-1. 29 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Rigoberto Bihar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Placido Silvanito in the 34th minute. In the 35thth minute of the game Alberto Tafalla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but River Plate ® 9-12's Rigoberto Bihar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Leonardo Leoz got a free kick in the 37th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Placido Silvanito in the 55th minute of play. After 60 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Cazalla. After 61 played minutes, River Plate ® 9-12's Luca Langoni shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dante Lacasa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in River Plate ® 9-12 reached it. A collision led to River Plate ® 9-12 getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Răzvan Panait hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, River Plate ® 9-12's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Rigoberto Bihar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. River Plate ® 9-12's Cristian Christian was substituted for Luca Langoni. In the 86th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rigoberto Bihar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rigoberto Bihar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 87th minute. Rigoberto Bihar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 89th 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 Muhammet Ökten in the 92nd minute of play. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After 95 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Zorita.