Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Yin Li Ying made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes Eintracht Cernavoda got a freekick which was hit by Ioan Ortacu. Ionică Corcoveanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yin Li Ying in the 8th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yin Li Ying, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Eintracht Cernavoda's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ionică Corcoveanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Eintracht Cernavoda getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Ingemar Kvist hit a great ball. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. A well-hit corner resulted in İlmi Zülfü heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Ionică Corcoveanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 26th minute of the match. Ionică Corcoveanu 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 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 33rd minute of play forced Eintracht Cernavoda's goalkeeper Ionică Corcoveanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eintracht Cernavoda's Ionică Corcoveanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 34th 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 Mikael Isak in the 35th minute of play. Eintracht Cernavoda's Mikael Isak quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Lautaro Mancebo, made in the 41st minute of the game. 47 minutes into the match, Eintracht Cernavoda's goalkeeper Ionică Corcoveanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Ionică Corcoveanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 51st minute of the match. Ionică Corcoveanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 53rd minute of play. Paulo Goasdoue hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Eintracht Cernavoda's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ionică Corcoveanu came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eintracht Cernavoda made a substitution. Codrin Izbașa replaced Paulo Goasdoue. Eintracht Cernavoda's Octav Ignat was substituted for Ingemar Kvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yin Li Ying in the 65th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Eintracht Cernavoda were awarded a corner. Philip Walter went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Eintracht Cernavoda getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Codrin Izbașa hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Izbașa in the 80th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Yin Li Ying cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yin Li Ying, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionică Corcoveanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ionică Corcoveanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 95 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Codrin Izbașa came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Eintracht Cernavoda 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.