Challenge

Bombonera Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ruben Sánchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 4th minute of play. Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 12th match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastián Battaglia to maneuver through the defense. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ruben Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruben Sánchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 22nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Martin Palermo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruben Sánchez. La Candela FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martin Palermo's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 37th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 46th minute of the match. Orlando Medina's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orlando Medina helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Orlando Medina got a free kick in the 47th minute. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 48th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Palermo in the 54th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mexico booed when La Candela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Palermo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Alberto Tafalla took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Ruben Sánchez to make any attempt to save it. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Palermo in the 63rd minute of play. In the 67th minute, Miguel Nicolau made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 76 played minutes La Candela FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Medina. Ruben Sánchez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 85th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save La Candela FC from getting a goal against them. Luca Zorita struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Ruben Sánchez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.