Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nofre Ibarrola took the kick off in the first half of the match. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Sancho Vivero in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 16 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Sancho Vivero. Sancho Vivero was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Alberto Tafalla capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberto Tafalla really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nofre Ibarrola, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Calixto Abouza hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Nofre Ibarrola 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. ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's Sancho Vivero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 37th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla 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. Sancho Vivero made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nofre Ibarrola, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Sancho Vivero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 56th minute of play. 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 57th minute. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sancho Vivero in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 64th minute of play forced ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's goalkeeper Sancho Vivero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 minutes ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ'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. A collision led to ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Rafel Viñambre hit a great ball. Sancho Vivero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 68th minute of play. In the 73rd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sancho Vivero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's Pál Nagy got a free kick in the 81st minute. Sancho Vivero 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 85th minute. When Nofre Ibarrola came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ 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 Nofre Ibarrola couldn't finish the play. Mexico's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.