Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 3 minutes into the game, Mićo Grande was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SAPRIMECKBEL's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Mexico the free kick. After a rather tough play, SAPRIMECKBEL's Mićo Grande got a free kick in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Flöter in the 10th minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Ciriaco Hernando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Balendin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Felix Txilar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute of the match Song Feng Chen shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ciriaco Hernando showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ciriaco Hernando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Quiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kerry Flöter might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ciriaco Hernando. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kerry Flöter ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to SAPRIMECKBEL getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Mićo Grande hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the game, SAPRIMECKBEL's Kerry Flöter nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ciriaco Hernando made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When SAPRIMECKBEL's Kerry Flöter in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. Kerry Flöter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Ciriaco Hernando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Ramiro Jurgi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ciriaco Hernando came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by SAPRIMECKBEL's Kerry Flöter. But to his dismay, Kerry Flöter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. SAPRIMECKBEL made a substitution. Sidónio Silva replaced Kerry Flöter. SAPRIMECKBEL's Domingo Mendiko was substituted for Song Feng Chen. A collision led to U21 Mexico getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Saverio Hurko hit a great ball. U21 Mexico made a substitution. Gerardo Lia replaced Saverio Hurko. In the 70th minute, Saverio Hurko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Ciriaco Hernando had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dé Čáp. U21 Mexico's Ciriaco Hernando proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Mexico from getting a goal against them. Ciriaco Hernando was a little too slow when Dé Čáp got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 0-4. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Sidónio Silva took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Ciriaco Hernando to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Rojas in the 90th minute of play forced SAPRIMECKBEL's goalkeeper Frank Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Mora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Txilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. SAPRIMECKBEL's Doruk Köken got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Ramiro Jurgi fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SAPRIMECKBEL's protests and gave Ramiro Jurgi a yellow card for diving instead. Ramiro Jurgi hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. SAPRIMECKBEL played a much better game than U21 Mexico and deserved their victory. The U21 Mexico players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.