Challenge

Boundary Park
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guo Han Di saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guo Han Di saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Braulio Hodei hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guo Han Di having to interfere. Guo Han Di showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guo Han Di having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Oldham Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Guo Han Di reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guo Han Di saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guo Han Di took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guo Han Di made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 42 minutes into the match, Oldham Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Guo Han Di reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Zhao Yao Ying sent off a good shot on target. Guo Han Di showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The Oldham Athletic players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Guo Han Di in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 63rd minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Guo Han Di to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anxo Cecilia in the 67th minute of play. Guo Han Di showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 71st minute of the match. Oldham Athletic made a substitution. William Tingelholm replaced Muhammed-Emir Benice. Oldham Athletic made a substitution. Sune Axelsson replaced Cristian-Federico Dolić. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Oldham Athletic'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. It was a well-played corner which Luca Zorita managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 85th minute, Joel Gaona 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: 0-3. The supporters of Oldham Athletic booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Facundo Cadaval didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 98 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guo Han Di was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.