Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Fabien Cantin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute Fabien Cantin 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. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabien Cantin in the 5th minute of the match. Dave Rinaldi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Stéphane Gaudy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Dave Rinaldi in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Elegance Dijon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dave Rinaldi made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Elegance Dijon's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Minaud in the 31st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Dave Rinaldi in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stéphane Gaudy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Dave Rinaldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 49 minutes into the match, Fabien Cantin notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Elegance Dijon getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Daryl Douville hit a great ball. Luca Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dave Rinaldi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Dave Rinaldi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 61st minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabien Cantin in the 63rd minute of the match. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Dave Rinaldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Minaud got free with Dante Lacasa in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dave Rinaldi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dave Rinaldi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luca Zorita went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Dave Rinaldi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 78th minute. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Joel Gaona sped through Elegance Dijon's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dave Rinaldi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 86th minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute Christian Minaud 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thierry Agnel during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Mexico booed when Elegance Dijon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thierry Agnel didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Stéphane Gaudy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Mexico manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Elegance Dijon to win.