Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, 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. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maksim Ivaschenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Lukyanovich in the 6th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, FK Amur's goalkeeper Bogdan Dyachkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. With 11 minutes on the clock, Ruben Borovoy commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 12th match minute, FK Amur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruben Borovoy to maneuver through the defense. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Bogdan Dyachkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maksim Ivaschenko in the 23rd minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, FK Amur's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Bogdan Dyachkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 34 minutes, Danila Skvirskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Amur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danila Skvirskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Bogdan Dyachkov in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maksim Ivaschenko in the 43rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Maksim Ivaschenko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Amur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maksim Ivaschenko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maksim Ivaschenko made a kick off. After a rather tough play, FK Amur's Gennadiy Grishin got a free kick in the 54th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. In the 62nd minute of the match, Nikolay Sychev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Bogdan Dyachkov 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 66th minute. 69 minutes into the game, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bogdan Dyachkov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Maksim Ivaschenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Dyachkov having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladimir Basargin got free with Dante Lacasa in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Dyachkov having to interfere. Mexico were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FK Amur for a fine match.