Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nando Muslera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 6th minute of the match. After 7 minutes Bucaspor'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. The corner led to Mexico's Luca Zorita getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Nando Muslera 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 10th minute. Bucaspor's Nando Muslera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 13th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregorie Lievens in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute Gregorie Lievens 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. In the 28th minute, Bozkurt Avşaroğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nando Muslera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 30th minute of play. After having played for 32 minutes, Gregorie Lievens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bucaspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gregorie Lievens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nando Muslera made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Facundo Cadaval sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregorie Lievens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregorie Lievens in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gregorie Lievens to make the kick off. Gregorie Lievens received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dante Lacasa came out and tried to block the shot, but Gregorie Lievens slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 52nd minute. Nando Muslera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 55th minute of play. After 56 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nando Muslera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 67th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 76 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 80th minute of play forced Bucaspor's goalkeeper Nando Muslera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 83 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregorie Lievens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gregorie Lievens in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ahmet Yahya Ülkümen hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Mexico were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bucaspor for a fine match.