Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Albi Martínez started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Yi Lei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Albi Martínez in the 6th 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. The audience was convinced that Albi Martínez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. City Friseur Wuppertal were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Waldemar Ryback took the corner. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Xu Yi Lei in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 18 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xu Yi Lei was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lautaro Mancebos short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Xu Yi Lei to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Ryback, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of City Friseur Wuppertal's Xu Yi Lei. Xu Yi Lei was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in City Friseur Wuppertal's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xu Yi Lei came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 37th minute Waldemar Ryback 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. Xu Yi Lei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

City Friseur Wuppertal's Edwin Vestlund was substituted for Tarkan Ushan. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, City Friseur Wuppertal's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Xu Yi Lei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ildefonso Ibar kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. City Friseur Wuppertal made a substitution. Cem Yılğıralp replaced Mehmet Oğuz Bayramoğlu. In the 61st match minute, City Friseur Wuppertal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ildefonso Ibar to maneuver through the defense. Xu Yi Lei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 61st minute of the match. Hüseyin Rahmi Uçanok charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hüseyin Rahmi Uçanok the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hüseyin Rahmi Uçanok kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. City Friseur Wuppertal's Albi Martínez got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 75th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. City Friseur Wuppertal'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. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that City Friseur Wuppertal's Xu Yi Lei managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 76th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Yi Lei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xu Yi Lei. City Friseur Wuppertal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albi Martínez in the 80th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xu Yi Lei having to interfere. After a rather tough play, City Friseur Wuppertal's Nuratay Ergüner got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After some careless play in the City Friseur Wuppertal defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xu Yi Lei. The City Friseur Wuppertal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xu Yi Lei should have stopped the shot. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Xu Yi Lei didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Waldemar Ryback stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Waldemar Ryback tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mexico had played much better football throughout.