Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zethos Vrotsos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner led Mexico's Luca Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Zethos Vrotsos despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Generoso Rufio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Pachorra LSF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zethos Vrotsos firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 23 played minutes La Pachorra LSF got a freekick which was hit by Veto Steller. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Mexico 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 26th minute. After recieving a nice pass, La Pachorra LSF's Desiderio Dominix tried to score from far away in the 27th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Gilen in the 29th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Veto Steller 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 34th minute of play forced La Pachorra LSF's goalkeeper Zethos Vrotsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zethos Vrotsos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 39th minute of play forced La Pachorra LSF's goalkeeper Zethos Vrotsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelson Cuevas in the 44th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Generoso Rufio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half La Pachorra LSF were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 50th minute of play forced La Pachorra LSF's goalkeeper Zethos Vrotsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Generoso Rufio sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 56th minute of play forced La Pachorra LSF's goalkeeper Zethos Vrotsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zethos Vrotsos came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Nelson Cuevas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nelson Cuevas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Zethos Vrotsos 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 62nd minute. In the 63rd match minute, La Pachorra LSF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Kling to maneuver through the defense. After 64 played minutes La Pachorra LSF got a freekick which was hit by Desiderio Dominix. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zethos Vrotsos having to interfere. Zethos Vrotsos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 67th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veto Steller in the 68th minute of play. Zethos Vrotsos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Lorenzo Cazalla charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lorenzo Cazalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Zethos Vrotsos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 75th minute of play. In the 75th 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: 2-3. La Pachorra LSF's Zethos Vrotsos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 79th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zethos Vrotsos having to interfere. La Pachorra LSF made a substitution. Bernardino Isauro replaced Desiderio Dominix. Veto Steller hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, La Pachorra LSF's Magnus Kübler got a free kick in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 87th minute of play forced La Pachorra LSF's goalkeeper Zethos Vrotsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the La Pachorra LSF defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zethos Vrotsos. The La Pachorra LSF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zethos Vrotsos should have stopped the shot. La Pachorra LSF made a substitution. Feliciano Telo replaced Generoso Rufio. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. La Pachorra LSF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.