Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 3rd minute. With a little luck, AXi's Konstantin Dobrinski got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Konstantin Dobrinski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konstantin Dobrinski having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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: 2-0. 37 minutes into the match, Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AXi's Konstantin Dobrinski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save AXi from getting a goal against them. Facundo Cadaval fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konstantin Dobrinski having to interfere. With a little luck, AXi's Konstantin Dobrinski got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu made the kick off in the second half. Konstantin Dobrinski 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 52nd minute. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by AXi'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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Facundo Cadaval fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Konstantin Dobrinski quite easily take care of the ball. Aygün Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dante Lacasa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorino Diaz Montero in the 60th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Konstantin Dobrinski. Konstantin Dobrinski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Konstantin Dobrinski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Villascuerna in the 68th minute of the match. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Gustavo Ramond sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Villascuerna during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AXi getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Martin Villascuerna hit a great ball. Konstantin Dobrinski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 87th minute, Joel Gaona 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. If Facundo Cadaval had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.