Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Arsenal F.C.'s Afanasiy Shefner started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Andrey Dvoryankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrey Dvoryankin made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. 13 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Andrey Dvoryankin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrey Dvoryankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrey Dvoryankin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 27th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 30th minute, Luca Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal F.C.'s zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andrey Dvoryankin came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40th minute Daniil Fomin 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. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afanasiy Shefner went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 51st minute of the game. One of Mexico:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Arsenal F.C.:s goal. Paolo Rossi walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Semen Afonchenko during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrey Dvoryankin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrey Dvoryankin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 70th 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 Anton Kirilchenko in the 71st minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Arsenal F.C. booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lautaro Mancebo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Arsenal F.C. booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lautaro Mancebo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Traian Ignătoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 85th 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. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Dvoryankin having to interfere. 龙景震 hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the final whistle went the supporters of Arsenal F.C. were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Mexico side.