Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 3rd minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Syd Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 3rd minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Syd Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute Wen Feng Shi 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. Mexico's Leonardo Leoz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Robin Hultstrand in the 7 minute of the game. Syd Cullen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 12th minute of play. Syd Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 22nd minute of the match. After 23 minutes Real Death Ducks'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. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 29th 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. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robin Hultstrand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Hultstrand in the 36th minute of the match. After 41 played minutes Real Death Ducks got a freekick which was hit by Franklin de Queiroz. In the 42nd minute, Ive Volckaerts 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. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mexico! After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Franklin de Queiroz made a kick off. With an all-out effort, Real Death Ducks's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Robin Hultstrand, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wen Feng Shi, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Syd Cullen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 58th minute of play. Syd Cullen 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 59th minute. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Real Death Ducks'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. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franklin de Queiroz in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th 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. Real Death Ducks's Augustin Cârstea was substituted for Marty Ødegaard. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 72nd minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Syd Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin de Queiroz in the 74th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Ive Volckaerts came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Mexico booed when Real Death Ducks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ive Volckaerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute, Lautaro Mancebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Syd Cullen was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Ive Volckaerts could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In the 94th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syd Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th match minute, Real Death Ducks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basílio Travassos to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Real Death Ducks 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.