Challenge

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Macos Graciani made in the 4th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Joel Gaona however managed to control. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nazil Canay in the 5th minute of the match. Eustacio Misael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Guns And Roses's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eustacio Misael came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eustacio Misael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 10th minute of the match. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 13 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nazil Canay in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Nazil Canay took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustacio Misael having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Eustacio Misael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Ludomir Banaszak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guns And Roses's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. After 33 played minutes Guns And Roses got a freekick which was hit by Ludomir Banaszak. Macos Graciani charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Macos Graciani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 37th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Macos Graciani to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nazil Canay's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Guns And Roses's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Segundo Bordat in the 40th minute. Segundo Bordat made a great header on Guns And Roses's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. Guns And Roses's Eustacio Misael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 46th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nazil Canay to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nazil Canay in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Nazil Canay sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. In the 55th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Guns And Roses'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. The corner led Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo to fire away a dangerous shot which Eustacio Misael despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 60th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. Guns And Roses made a substitution. Jesús Salvador replaced Nazil Canay. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute, Jesús Salvador left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guns And Roses fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 68th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Eustacio Misael could save by the left post. 69 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Eustacio Misael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. After 70 minutes Guns And Roses'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. Luca Zorita was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Eustacio Misael could save by the left post. Domingos Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eustacio Misael having to make a save. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Guns And Roses's Luis Admon. But to his dismay, Luis Admon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Guns And Roses's Eustacio Misael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute Luis Admon 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. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Joel Gaona got a free kick in the 88th minute.