Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona 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. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 4th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Nagrand's goalkeeper Wilhelm Falkrantz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Adam Ramachandran kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Nagrand's Wilhelm Falkrantz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Nagrand from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ron Laycock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilhelm Falkrantz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 13th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 王桦正 in the 18th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Mathews in the 21st minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Gabriel Mathews had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriel Mathews was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Wilhelm Falkrantz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Mathews in the 29th minute of play. After 32 minutes Nagrand'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. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 胡浩岩 in the 34th minute of play. Ron Laycock might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ron Laycock ran back to his position shaking his head. Wilhelm Falkrantz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 42nd minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Wilhelm Falkrantz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Wilhelm Falkrantz in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wilhelm Falkrantz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 49th minute after Nagrand's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilhelm Falkrantz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Mathews fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Nagrand's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Wilhelm Falkrantz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 胡浩岩 in the 57th minute of play. 胡浩岩 scored 1-3 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilhelm Falkrantz having to interfere. After 62 minutes Nagrand'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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wilhelm Falkrantz quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Mancebo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilhelm Falkrantz was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. When Alberto Tafalla fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Alberto Tafalla a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Nagrand's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Wilhelm Falkrantz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilhelm Falkrantz. Nagrand's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 胡浩岩 in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Wilhelm Falkrantz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 71st minute of the match. Luca Zorita took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilhelm Falkrantz. Wilhelm Falkrantz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. After 73 played minutes Nagrand got a freekick which was hit by Jenaro Luengo. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Adam Ramachandran tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Siang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute Luca Rouco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Falkrantz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 胡浩岩 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ron Laycock fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nagrand's protests and gave Ron Laycock a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Joel Gaona hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th 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 Nagrand:s goal. After 98 played minutes Nagrand got a freekick which was hit by Felix Siang. Mexico were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.