Challenge

Bombonera
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rolando Amorebieta got the match started through his kick off. Boca Juniors's Jacinto Cuadrado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 3rd minute of play. Mexico's Luca Rouco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jacinto Cuadrado in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Hitzeder Manrique hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Arkadiusz Banaszak tried to sneak it across 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 Arkadiusz Banaszak in the 14th minute of play. Jacinto Cuadrado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 17th minute of the match. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Boca Juniors's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Jacinto Cuadrado. Boca Juniors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Boca Juniors's Jacinto Cuadrado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. Hitzeder Manrique's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Rainerio Obis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hitzeder Manrique, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto Cuadrado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Boca Juniors's Lazaro Marin got a free kick in the 45th minute. Alberto Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Jacinto Cuadrado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Jacinto Cuadrado was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Lautaro Mancebo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lautaro Mancebo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Amorebieta, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacinto Cuadrado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rolando Amorebieta took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Jacinto Cuadrado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. 73 minutes into the match, Boca Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Jacinto Cuadrado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 minutes Boca Juniors's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. 76 minutes into the match, Boca Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Jacinto Cuadrado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jacinto Cuadrado. Jacinto Cuadrado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Jacinto Cuadrado to make any attempt to save it. Jacinto Cuadrado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 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.