Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 5th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Lautaro Mancebo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arvin Hökkvist quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwin 雷震南 in the 12th minute of play. American Airlines's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Darnell Metcalf in the 13th minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anoush Khalatbari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darnell Metcalf in the 19th minute of play. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darnell Metcalf in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nobel in the 26th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin 雷震南 in the 27th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arvin Hökkvist was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anoush Khalatbari in the 33rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Joel Gaona kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arvin Hökkvist. That made the score 1-0 in the 36 minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, American Airlines's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Arvin Hökkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 minutes of play, American Airlines's Darnell Metcalf made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute, Joel Gaona 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

American Airlines's Carlo Trujillo was substituted for Gabriel Rossi. The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Arvin Hökkvist. American Airlines's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 62 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arvin Hökkvist. American Airlines's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 66th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Arvin Hökkvist. American Airlines's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. American Airlines's Jonah Ryan was substituted for Bennvar Nobel. In the 84th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Facundo Cadaval to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lautaro Mancebo in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arvin Hökkvist saved American Airlines from getting behind. In the 89th minute, Anoush Khalatbari 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. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Darnell Metcalf sent off a good shot on target. Arvin Hökkvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. American Airlines's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.