Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Otsoko in the 3rd minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodion Cămătaru in the 5th minute of play. Matthew McKail made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Matthew McKail firmly grabbed it by the left post. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Matthew McKail came out and tried to block the shot, but Alberto Tafalla slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 18th minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Otsoko, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodion Cămătaru in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Yana Brolin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chelsea Headhunters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 37 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Otsoko came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute 雷鹏飞 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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 雷鹏飞 in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matthew McKail. Chelsea Headhunters's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matthew McKail breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

54 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Otsoko. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute of play forced Chelsea Headhunters's goalkeeper Matthew McKail to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Kutluay Acartürk 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. Rodion Cămătaru could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Kutluay Acartürk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In the 75th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew McKail saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Chelsea Headhunters's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. In the 79th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew McKail saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 minutes, Constantino Armada mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chelsea Headhunters and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 80 played minutes Chelsea Headhunters got a freekick which was hit by Constantino Armada. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yana Brolin in the 83rd minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. 97 minutes into the match, Facundo Cadaval notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Chelsea Headhunters's Matthew McKail. Matthew McKail was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mexico had played much better football throughout.