Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Noel Abraham made the kick off which started today's match. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Artetas artilleri's Epifanio Iratzeder got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 5th minute, Joel Gaona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artetas artilleri's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo scored to the left of an out of position Epifanio Iratzeder, making the score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 17th minute of play forced Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper Epifanio Iratzeder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Jones in the 20th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Epifanio Iratzeder narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 33rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Iratzeder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Artetas artilleri's Valter Siöman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Epifanio Iratzeder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 37th minute of the match. Epifanio Iratzeder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. With a little luck, Artetas artilleri's Epifanio Iratzeder got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 44th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Iratzeder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Artetas artilleri getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Viggo Sjöberg hit a great ball. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 47th 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. 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 52nd minute. A collision led to Artetas artilleri getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Brian Jones hit a great ball. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Epifanio Iratzeder having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Artetas artilleri's Epifanio Iratzeder. Epifanio Iratzeder was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Epifanio Iratzeder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Artetas artilleri'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. With an all-out effort, Artetas artilleri's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joakim Brandin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Alberto Tafalla hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Noel Abraham scored 2-2 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Epifanio Iratzeder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 75th minute of the match. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by Artetas artilleri'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. 80 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noel Abraham. Joakim Brandin scored 2-3 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 88 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Epifanio Iratzeder was left in no man's land by his defense there! The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.