Challenge

AA Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Anoush Khalatbari came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel Rossi'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. Gabriel Rossi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to American Airlines getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gabriel Rossi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 6th minute of play forced American Airlines's goalkeeper Arvin Hökkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anoush Khalatbari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nobel in the 12th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute American Airlines were awarded a corner. Darnell Metcalf went to the cornerflag to take it. Anoush Khalatbari kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Arvin Hökkvist 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 16th minute. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by American Airlines'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. Joel Gaona's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Arvin Hökkvist - 0-1 was put on the score board in the 18th minute. Arvin Hökkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 22nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anoush Khalatbari in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 28 minutes into the match, American Airlines's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Arvin Hökkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Zorita charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Zorita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 29 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Zorita. American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 31st minute of play. Arvin Hökkvist 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 36th minute. In the 37th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. American Airlines'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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arvin Hökkvist quite easily take care of the ball. Arvin Hökkvist 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 39th minute. Facundo Cadaval hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwin 雷震南, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

American Airlines made a substitution. Carlo Trujillo replaced Gabriel Rossi. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anoush Khalatbari to strike the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Bennvar Nobel in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darnell Metcalf in the 53rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla got a free kick in the 54th minute. 57 minutes into the match, American Airlines's goalkeeper Arvin Hökkvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 58th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Anoush Khalatbari 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. In the 65th minute American Airlines were awarded a corner. Darnell Metcalf went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Edwin 雷震南 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dante Lacasa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Anoush Khalatbari 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. American Airlines made a substitution. Lyuben Karavelov replaced Fabio Cannata. Arvin Hökkvist 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 82nd minute. American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 84th minute of play. Arvin Hökkvist came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 94 minutes into the match, Jonah Ryan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonah Ryan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Mexico's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.