Challenge

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 6th minute of play forced Los Tatangelos's goalkeeper Vacib Bartu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Los Tatangelos'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. Vacib Bartu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 24th minute of the match. Jorge Figueiredo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Los Tatangelos's Vacib Bartu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Tatangelos'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. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Los Tatangelos's goalie and right to Luca Zorita. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Los Tatangelos's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Vacib Bartu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 33rd minute of play. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vacib Bartu having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge Figueiredo was the one to do the kick off. Los Tatangelos's Vacib Bartu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 52nd minute of play. Los Tatangelos's Vacib Bartu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 53rd minute of play. Jorge Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vacib Bartu made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürbüz Hendekli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürbüz Hendekli in the 64th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Vacib Bartu threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Figueiredo in the 68th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vural Esay kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Vacib Bartu made a huge save. In the 78th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vacib Bartu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Los Tatangelos's Vacib Bartu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 81st minute of play. Vacib Bartu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Los Tatangelos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Mexico supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mexico would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.