Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Fabián Marcos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Scarface getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Virgilio Benino hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabián Marcos, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fidel Lastur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 27 minutes into the match, Scarface's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Felice Fiore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felice Fiore 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 28th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabián Marcos in the 30th minute of play. In the 30thth minute of the game Dario Rito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luca Zorita 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 Dario Rito in the 35th minute of play. Felice Fiore made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Felice Fiore in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Rito in the 44th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 52 played minutes Scarface got a freekick which was hit by Fabián Marcos. In the 55th minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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: 2-0. Felice Fiore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Scarface's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Felice Fiore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felice Fiore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 69 minutes, Virgilio Benino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scarface and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. Scarface's Felice Fiore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 71st minute of play. A collision led to Scarface getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Fidel Lastur hit a great ball. Felice Fiore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 90th minute of the match. Felice Fiore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luca Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felice Fiore read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. After 98 minutes Scarface'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. Scarface's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.