Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Radu Isaicu however easily saved by the left post. In the 12th minute Aurel Pandrea 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 14th minute Aurel Pandrea 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. Facundo Cadaval fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radu Isaicu having to interfere. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radu Isaicu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper Radu Isaicu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Pandrea in the 29th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Mexico's Facundo Cadaval was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Radu Isaicu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Joel Gaona kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Radu Isaicu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Radu Isaicu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Isaicu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Lautaro Mancebo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Steaua Bucuresti's Radu Isaicu did a great save. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radu Isaicu having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radu Isaicu having to interfere. In the 67th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Isaicu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Radu Isaicu. Steaua Bucuresti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Steaua Bucuresti's Gheorghe Cunea. But to his dismay, Gheorghe Cunea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, Steaua Bucuresti's Traian Constantinescu got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Isaicu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radu Isaicu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 86th minute of the match. Steaua Bucuresti's Radu Isaicu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 88th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Radu Isaicu. Steaua Bucuresti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Radu Isaicu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute Aurel Pandrea 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. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Mexico fully deserved thier win.