Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. After 9 minutes THE LEGEND COME BACK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner 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 Habib Kutuner quite easily take care of the ball. Habib Kutuner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 17th minute of play forced THE LEGEND COME BACK's goalkeeper Habib Kutuner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Mancebos short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Habib Kutuner to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 25 minutes into the match, THE LEGEND COME BACK's goalkeeper Habib Kutuner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Habib Kutuner came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 36 minutes into the match, Noel Buhagiar 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 Noel Buhagiar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 40 minutes into the game, Luca Zorita was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THE LEGEND COME BACK the free kick. After 40 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Zorita. In the 45th minute Noel Buhagiar 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Habib Kutuner in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Berkant Sudi to strike the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berkant Sudi in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 55th minute of play forced THE LEGEND COME BACK's goalkeeper Habib Kutuner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the game, Doğan Sabeddin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa. Doğan Sabeddin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-3. After 58 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Habib Kutuner was left in no man's land by his defense there! THE LEGEND COME BACK's Habib Kutuner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 69th minute of play forced THE LEGEND COME BACK's goalkeeper Habib Kutuner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Habib Kutuner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vladimir Hristoskov hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doğan Sabeddin in the 74th minute. With his leg Dante Lacasa managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when THE LEGEND COME BACK's Noel Buhagiar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 79th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doğan Sabeddin, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 83 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 5-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Habib Kutuner was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Mexico 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute Doğan Sabeddin 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. Noel Buhagiar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In the 93rd minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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: 6-3. Mexico walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.