Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bengt-Rune Widberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Iraido Bertiz threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Iraido Bertiz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 4th minute. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Qi Yi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iraido Bertiz made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Rune Widberg in the 18th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Schnell, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After 32 minutes of play, Fohat Neyen's Bengt-Rune Widberg made it 0-1 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! Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 35th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Iraido Bertiz could save by the left post. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Rune Widberg in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 40th minute by Lautaro Mancebo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Iruinea Llordes scored 0-2 in the 42nd 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. After the first half Fohat Neyen were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fohat Neyen's goalkeeper Iraido Bertiz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Iraido Bertiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 53rd minute of play. Fohat Neyen's Iraido Bertiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 53rd minute of play. Iraido Bertiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 55th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denis Schnell got free with Dante Lacasa in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 65th minute of play forced Fohat Neyen's goalkeeper Iraido Bertiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt-Rune Widberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 70th minute of play forced Fohat Neyen's goalkeeper Iraido Bertiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iraido Bertiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Luca Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 73rd 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 Luca Zorita couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iraido Bertiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Denis Schnell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Rune Widberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iraido Bertiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Fohat Neyen defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iraido Bertiz. The Fohat Neyen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iraido Bertiz should have stopped the shot. In the 89thth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fohat Neyen's Iraido Bertiz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 91st minute of play forced Fohat Neyen's goalkeeper Iraido Bertiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Fohat Neyen's Iruinea Llordes in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. In the 92ndth minute of the game Iruinea Llordes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iraido Bertiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Fohat Neyen had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.