Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. Alberto Tafalla's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Abel Reyes firmly grabbed it by the left post. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Reyes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in C.A.P.J.'s zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Reyes came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Liu Feng Jing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Abel Reyes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Feng Jing in the 22nd minute of play. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abel Reyes. Abel Reyes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Karmel in the 28th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Reyes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joel Gaona showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 31 minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Abel Reyes made a huge save. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the C.A.P.J. defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abel Reyes. The C.A.P.J. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abel Reyes should have stopped the shot. In the 41st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Reyes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abel Reyes was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C.A.P.J.'s Nicodim Alecu couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 47th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mexico.

Abel Reyes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 54th minute of the match. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abel Reyes. Abel Reyes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Karmel in the 60th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The nice shot from Serafin Criston in the 60thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Dante Lacasa had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nicodim Alecu was slow to take the kick. During this time C.A.P.J.'s players had a chance to rest. C.A.P.J.'s Nicodim Alecu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mexico's Luca Rouco suffered a fractured collar bone after 63 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Liu Feng Jing fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A.P.J.'s protests and gave Liu Feng Jing a yellow card for diving instead. Mexico's Jonathan Atenas was substituted for Luca Rouco. Liu Feng Jing hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 66th minute of play forced C.A.P.J.'s goalkeeper Abel Reyes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Abel Reyes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. C.A.P.J.'s Abel Reyes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 69th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abel Reyes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Abel Reyes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 77th 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 Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Genaro Domenec kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 84 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Abel Reyes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 89 minutes into the match, C.A.P.J.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Abel Reyes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.