Challenge

Bebbanburg Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Isaias Sazon started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Pastor Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pastor Frantzes. Sajones F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 7 minutes, Mo Feng Xiang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sajones F.C. and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 8th minute, Mo Feng Xiang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 8th 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. Pastor Frantzes 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 11th minute. Hugo Raitin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sajones F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! Pastor Frantzes went to the wrong direction when Joel Gaona was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaias Sazon in the 22nd minute of play. Pastor Frantzes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Pastor Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Facundo Cadaval's late challenge caught a Sajones F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Facundo Cadaval helped the player get up and apologised. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mexico! Dante Lacasa had in the 32ndth minute some difficulties stopping Fidel Macerio's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pastor Frantzes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Sajones F.C. defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pastor Frantzes. The Sajones F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pastor Frantzes should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hugo Raitin during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mexico's Jonathan Atenas was substituted for Luca Rouco. Hugo Raitin kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. In the 58th minute Eliseo Claude 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. Sajones F.C.'s Pastor Frantzes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Claude in the 61st minute of the match. Pastor Frantzes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaias Sazon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Raitin in the 67th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pastor Frantzes 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 68th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Pastor Frantzes in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaias Sazon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sajones F.C. made a substitution. Roger Junior replaced Ermegildo Quilo. Rucha Dupak made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Mexico's Felix Luque. The Mexico supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mexico would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.