Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Charro Revuelta kicked off to start the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pang Chuan in the 2nd minute of the match. Spartak de Txurdi's Eulalio Majua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Spartak de Txurdi's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Luca Zorita heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 19th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Majua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Spartak de Txurdi'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. The corner led Mexico's Facundo Cadaval to a score. 1-0 in the 22nd minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pang Chuan in the 28th minute of play. Facundo Cadaval hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pang Chuan in the 36th minute of play. Pang Chuan scored 1-1 in the 47th 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. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 63rd minute, Luca Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Eulalio Majua. Spartak de Txurdi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Pang Chuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Spartak de Txurdi's Regis Jaen was substituted for Nickolas Horemans. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Charro Revuelta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spartak de Txurdi's supporters rose to their feet, but Charro Revuelta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Spartak de Txurdi defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eulalio Majua. The Spartak de Txurdi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eulalio Majua should have stopped the shot. In the 87th minute of the match, Charro Revuelta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Spartak de Txurdi's Charro Revuelta, in the 88th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Spartak de Txurdi. After 93 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Leoz. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pang Chuan in the 96th minute. When the referee ended the match the Mexico players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.