Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hala Madrid Iraki FC's goalkeeper Ruben Montez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Macos Graciani made in the 14th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Facundo Cadaval. In the 18th minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Montez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ruben Montez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben Montez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 24th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Luca Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruben Montez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Macos Graciani got a throw-in 32 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Facundo Cadaval. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Ruben Montez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Marcelo Gallarde came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Hala Madrid Iraki FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcelo Gallarde couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claes Fender in the 38th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claes Fender, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Claes Fender's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claes Fender in the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Leonardo Da Vinci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claes Fender in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claes Fender stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Lautaro Mancebo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Montez having to interfere. Macos Graciani made in the 58th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Facundo Cadaval immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claes Fender in the 63rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Montez 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 65th minute. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Johannes Sjögren was substituted for Claes Fender. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Rabia Ünal was substituted for Yin Ling Jian. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johannes Sjögren in the 79th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Rabia Ünal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th match minute, Hala Madrid Iraki FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Da Vinci to maneuver through the defense. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ruben Montez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 87th minute of play. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hala Madrid Iraki FC'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. Leonardo Da Vinci thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Ruben Montez, a very annoying self made goal in the 90th minute which led to 2-0. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.