Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Salomón Avendaño took the kick off in the first half of the match. TurboUC's Orlín Rozas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save TurboUC from getting a goal against them. 6 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Salomón Avendaño came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 7th minute of play forced TurboUC's goalkeeper Orlín Rozas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salomón Avendaño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Orlín Rozas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 16th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlín Rozas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Orlín Rozas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great ball. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after TurboUC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Orlín Rozas came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. TurboUC's Orlín Rozas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save TurboUC from getting a goal against them. 34 minutes into the match, TurboUC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Orlín Rozas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the game, Felix Luque 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 TurboUC the free kick. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salomón Avendaño in the 37th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Facundo Cadaval got free with Orlín Rozas in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. TurboUC's Orlín Rozas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 43rd minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

TurboUC made a substitution. Podador Escudero replaced Dušan Tadić. TurboUC's Cui Ling Xi was substituted for Aleksey Mazaev. The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Orlín Rozas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to TurboUC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Cui Ling Xi hit a great ball. In the 55th minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Orlín Rozas skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, TurboUC's Podador Escudero got a free kick in the 57th minute. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlín Rozas having to interfere. 72 minutes into the game, Facundo Cadaval cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Orlín Rozas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Orlín Rozas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Ángel Riesco in the 82nd minute of play. The supporters of TurboUC booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Facundo Cadaval didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 89 played minutes TurboUC got a freekick which was hit by Xie Zheng Liang. TurboUC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.