Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Mickey Thompson in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 5 minutes Bristol Bombardiers FC'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. A nice corner shot did that Alberto Tafalla got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mickey Thompson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 7 minutes Bristol Bombardiers FC'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. Mickey Thompson was a little too slow when Alberto Tafalla got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 11th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mickey Thompson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manu Louke in the 16th minute of play. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kurt Lobb scored 1-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mickey Thompson 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 33rd minute. 33 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mickey Thompson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mickey Thompson. That made the score 3-1 after 36 minutes of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jake Hardcastle, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jake Hardcastle in the 40th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Manu Louke came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manu Louke scored 3-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 47 minutes into the game, Daryl Burgess was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bristol Bombardiers FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. Daryl Burgess kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kurt Lobb to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Lobb in the 52nd minute of play. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daryl Burgess kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Mickey Thompson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Jake Hardcastle sent off a good shot on target. Daryl Burgess hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manu Louke in the 67th minute of play. David Clark hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Mexico's Joel Gaona couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 70th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Bristol Bombardiers FC. Mickey Thompson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurt Lobb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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. Tyrone Howarth charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tyrone Howarth the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mickey Thompson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mickey Thompson came out of the goal in the 84th 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 4-2. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickey Thompson having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Bristol Bombardiers FC's Marcus Walton got a free kick in the 91st minute. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mickey Thompson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Bristol Bombardiers FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mexico.