Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. Artur Boruc made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. The referee felt a red card was in order, 5 minutes into the game, when Lorenzo Cazalla put in a rough tackle. 4 minutes into the game, one of Mexico:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klas Jansson in the 10th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Luo Wei Xi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, Joga Bonito's goalkeeper Artur Boruc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Artur Boruc firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lautaro Mancebo scored 1-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Boruc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Luo Wei Xi came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Klas Jansson went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 38 minutes of play, Joga Bonito's Klas Jansson made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Artur Boruc made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luo Wei Xi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Artur Boruc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Rouco in the 59th minute of the match. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Joga Bonito'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. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejo Eleazar in the 63rd minute of play. In the 67th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Artur Boruc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luo Wei Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Boruc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 74th minute of the match. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Joga Bonito's Artur Boruc managed to reach the ball for a save. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alejo Eleazar in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Alejo Eleazar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. After 92 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. Luo Wei Xis short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Dante Lacasa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 95 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Rouco. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andy Symons in the 96th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Andy Symons notched a goal, 1-3, 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.