Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) KS Chrobotki Reniferowe's Patryk Tuliszewski 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. 2 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefan Hoffman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Through an outstanding action, after 6 minutes, Stefan Hoffman successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by KS Chrobotki Reniferowe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Luca Rouco almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but KS Chrobotki Reniferowe's Stefan Hoffman did a great save. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 8th minute. Mexico's Luca Rouco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Stefan Hoffman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Lautaro Mancebo sped through KS Chrobotki Reniferowe's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stefan Hoffman. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 14th 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. After having played for 15 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo 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 was convinced that Patryk Tuliszewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 25th minute, Lautaro Mancebo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefan Hoffman having to interfere. In the 35th minute Dobromir Raszkiewicz 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. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 36th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stefan Hoffman could save by the left post. After having played for 37 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 47 played minutes KS Chrobotki Reniferowe got a freekick which was hit by Walery Rukszcz. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

KS Chrobotki Reniferowe's Stefan Hoffman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind KS Chrobotki Reniferowe's goalkeeper Stefan Hoffman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Stefan Hoffman 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 Herbert Rakiewicz, 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 Patryk Tuliszewski in the 64th minute of play. In the 68th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Hoffman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 68 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stefan Hoffman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Stefan Hoffman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stefan Hoffman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stefan Hoffman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. 88 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Stefan Hoffman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mexico's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.