Challenge

Estádio Azteca
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sreten Popovic kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Sreten Popovic's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Dante was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Vladeta Jovic 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. Borjan Golubovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Drasko Rajkovic struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Franklin Dante didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serbia. Sreten Popovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Franklin Dante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sreten Popovic in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franklin Dante prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Miljan Gavrilovic made in the 25th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by México Eterno MZC's Betinho Peres. México Eterno MZC's Franklin Dante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladeta Jovic in the 28th minute of play. Franklin Dante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borjan Golubovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Franklin Dante stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sreten Popovic's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Vladeta Jovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 39 minutes into the match, México Eterno MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Sreten Popovic came free, but Franklin Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Serbia's Borjan Golubovic nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Franklin Dante made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Franklin Dante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sreten Popovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Borjan Golubovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 48th minute, Borjan Golubovic left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Serbia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When Sreten Popovic came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Serbia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sreten Popovic couldn't finish the play. Thomás Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zvezdan Nedeljkovic having to interfere. The throw-in from Rasko Nestorovski in the 64th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by México Eterno MZC's José Carlos Guimarães. México Eterno MZC's José Carlos Guimarães managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Rasko Nestorovski in the 66 minute of the game. México Eterno MZC's Luís Paulo de Toledo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Rasko Nestorovski in the 76 minute of the game. Franklin Dante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sreten Popovic in the 79th minute of play. The throw-in from Miljan Gavrilovic in the 82nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by México Eterno MZC's Jarbas Breckenfeld. Miljan Gavrilovic made in the 83rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by México Eterno MZC's Jarbas Breckenfeld. Momir Gisic made in the 84th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by México Eterno MZC's José Carlos Guimarães. Serbia's Rasko Nestorovski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by José Carlos Guimarães in the 93 minute of the game. Franklin Dante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sreten Popovic in the 94th minute. Franklin Dante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sreten Popovic in the 98th minute. When the match was over Serbia could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than México Eterno MZC throughout the match.