Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Le Stade Briochin UC's Jaime Tabor 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. After 3 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Facundo Cadaval. In the 4th minute Jaime Tabor 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. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nolan Roux, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Nolan Roux 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. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mexico! If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Nolan Roux ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Lev Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Tabor in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Farid Verrecchia, 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 Hugo Law in the 37th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Lev Yashin made a huge save. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Le Stade Briochin UC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Tabor in the 42nd minute of play. Lev Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 48 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lautaro Mancebo was the one to do the kick off. Lev Yashin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 54th minute of the match. After 54 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lev Yashin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitri Nedellec in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of play forced Le Stade Briochin UC's goalkeeper Lev Yashin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Le Stade Briochin UC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Luca Rouco managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Jaime Tabor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farid Verrecchia in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 67th minute of play forced Le Stade Briochin UC's goalkeeper Lev Yashin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lev Yashin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Lev Yashin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 83rd minute of play. Le Stade Briochin UC's Lev Yashin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 94th minute of play. A collision led to Le Stade Briochin UC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Hugo Law hit a great ball. The Le Stade Briochin UC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.