Challenge

Bombonera Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) La Candela FC's Martin Palermo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of La Candela FC booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Macos Graciani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felix Luque charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Luque the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute of the match Sebastián Battaglia sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dante Lacasa skillfully saved the ball. In the 6th match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Medina to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Ruben Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Ruben Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Palermo in the 11th minute of the match. The supporters of Mexico booed when La Candela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubén-Darío Feldmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 19th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Ruben Sánchez. La Candela FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 26th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When La Candela FC's Martin Palermo in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 36th minute of play. In the 36th 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: 0-2. Rubén-Darío Feldmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. A long shot from Valentin Barco in the 47th minute of play was well struck, but Dante Lacasa made a really good save at the right post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Rubén-Darío Feldmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Candela FC were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sebastián Battaglia took the corner. Sebastián Battaglia made a great header on La Candela FC's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. Ruben Sánchez made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Ruben Sánchez made a huge save. After 71 played minutes La Candela FC got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Barco. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Valentin Barco hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruben Sánchez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Ruben Sánchez made a huge save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabi Batistuta in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 86th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Martin Palermo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, La Candela FC's Martin Palermo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than La Candela FC.