Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ludomil Watarz kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes in the game, Joel Gaona fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Marcelino Atarrabi having to interfere. Marcelino Atarrabi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 4th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ludomil Watarz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. When Rigoberto Abad fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RED BULL MILANO TEAM's protests and gave Rigoberto Abad a yellow card for diving instead. Facundo Cadaval struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Marcelino Atarrabi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Marcelino Atarrabi 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 14th minute. In the 15th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelino Atarrabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 16 played minutes RED BULL MILANO TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Frutos Verges. A collision led to RED BULL MILANO TEAM getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Torleif Drusebjerg hit a great ball. RED BULL MILANO TEAM's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Joel Gaona scored to the left of an out of position Marcelino Atarrabi, making the score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by 彭镇冰 in the 24th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 彭镇冰 in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, RED BULL MILANO TEAM's 彭镇冰 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. In the 31st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelino Atarrabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelino Atarrabi having to make a save. Marcelino Atarrabi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 33rd minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 彭镇冰 in the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Roch Gozdowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Facundo Cadaval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Michael Eichenberger hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After 56 played minutes RED BULL MILANO TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Frutos Verges. Torleif Drusebjerg charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Torleif Drusebjerg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th match minute, RED BULL MILANO TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torleif Drusebjerg to maneuver through the defense. If 彭镇冰 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of RED BULL MILANO TEAM booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 70th minute of play forced RED BULL MILANO TEAM's goalkeeper Marcelino Atarrabi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. RED BULL MILANO TEAM's Marcelino Atarrabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 73rd minute of play forced RED BULL MILANO TEAM's goalkeeper Marcelino Atarrabi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonardo Leoz during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 76 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when 彭镇冰 came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frutos Verges, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 88th 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. RED BULL MILANO TEAM succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Mexico had controlled the match.