Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anthony Tonon got the match started through his kick off. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Arrigo Talone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Facundo Cadaval could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Arrigo Talone however easily saved by the left post. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Mastrocola in the 11th minute of the match. Arrigo Talone came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Facundo Cadaval. But to his dismay, Facundo Cadaval quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Cavanna in the 19th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achille Di Cesare in the 21st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Arrigo Talone in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arrigo Talone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arrigo Talone. LEBEG Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. LEBEG Team's Arrigo Talone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save LEBEG Team from getting a goal against them. Lautaro Mancebo 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. With a little luck, LEBEG Team's Arrigo Talone got control of the ball when Facundo Cadaval tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arrigo Talone was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Arrigo Talone. LEBEG Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 52nd minute of play forced LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Arrigo Talone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Arrigo Talone didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. After 54 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arrigo Talone was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arrigo Talone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Talone having to interfere. Arrigo Talone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arrigo Talone. LEBEG Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. In the 72nd minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. 74 minutes into the match, LEBEG Team's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Arrigo Talone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arrigo Talone. LEBEG Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. When Diego Mastrocola fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LEBEG Team's protests and gave Diego Mastrocola a yellow card for diving instead. After some careless play in the LEBEG Team defense, Luca Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arrigo Talone. The LEBEG Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arrigo Talone should have stopped the shot. In the 90th minute, Joel Gaona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Achille Di Cesare in the 93rd minute. After a rather tough play, LEBEG Team's Ciro Caniglia got a free kick in the 95th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of LEBEG Team's Arrigo Talone. Arrigo Talone was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.