Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, SV Klingsmoos's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Berthold Bach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Nixon in the 7th minute of play. In the 13th minute Torsten Henning 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. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Henning in the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SV Klingsmoos the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 14th minute. After some careless play in the SV Klingsmoos defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Berthold Bach. The SV Klingsmoos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Berthold Bach should have stopped the shot. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Berthold Bach. Alberto Tafalla showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. The supporters of Mexico booed when SV Klingsmoos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Bejarano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, SV Klingsmoos's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Berthold Bach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Berthold Bach in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 34 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when David Lebon came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ghitã Pârlea was slow to take the kick. During this time SV Klingsmoos's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on SV Klingsmoos's corner Ghitã Pârlea fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dante Lacasa quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of SV Klingsmoos booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Lebon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lorenzo Cazalla the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mexico protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lorenzo Cazalla had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 43 minutes into the match, Richard Nixon notched a goal, 2-1, 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. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Berthold Bach having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Torsten Henning stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Berthold Bach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Berthold Bach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when David Lebon tried to sneak it across the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Nixon came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Torsten Henning in the 67th minute. David Lebon received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dante Lacasa came out and tried to block the shot, but David Lebon slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 75th minute. After having played for 77 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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 80th minute. The corner led Mexico's Luca Rouco to fire away a dangerous shot which Berthold Bach despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Berthold Bach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 85th minute of play. After 85 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Berthold Bach was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of SV Klingsmoos booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Luque didn't get a good kick on the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Mexico fully deserved thier win.
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