Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Fabrizio in the 7th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Camillo Fabrizio notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samuca de Medeiros's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Pistol in the 24th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Wilian Bueno could save by the left post. In the 28th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Fabrizio in the 30th minute of play. When Facundo Cadaval came up free with the goalie in the 33rd 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 Facundo Cadaval couldn't finish the play. Wilian Bueno 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 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuca de Medeiros in the 36th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilian Bueno. ARS FUTEBOL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Samuca de Medeiros made a kick off. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Samuca de Medeiros sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Wilian Bueno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. 68 minutes into the match, ARS FUTEBOL's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Wilian Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilian Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilian Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dudu de Queiroz in the 76th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Alex Pogba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, ARS FUTEBOL's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Wilian Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ARS FUTEBOL's Wilian Bueno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute Camillo Fabrizio 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. In the 90th minute, Lautaro Mancebo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dudu de Queiroz in the 92nd minute of play. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Wilian Bueno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The ARS FUTEBOL 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.