Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 毛峰强 made the kick off which started today's match. Roris Taramona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roris Taramona having to make a save. 【AC】尤文图斯's Roris Taramona proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save 【AC】尤文图斯 from getting a goal against them. In the 14th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roris Taramona was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roris Taramona narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Roris Taramona tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Roris Taramona saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 24 minutes into the match, Rexy Fachrezi 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 Rexy Fachrezi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rexy Fachrezi in the 31st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, 【AC】尤文图斯's goalkeeper Roris Taramona had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Rexy Fachrezi took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roris Taramona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 42nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Rexy Fachrezi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 50th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 51 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when 毛峰强 came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jonathan Karlsson was slow to take the kick. During this time 【AC】尤文图斯's players had a chance to rest. Roris Taramona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 59th minute of play. Roris Taramona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. It was a well-played corner which Luca Rouco managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 70 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. In the 71st minute, 毛峰强 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Roris Taramona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 85th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jonathan Karlsson. 【AC】尤文图斯's Roris Taramona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 86th minute of play. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roris Taramona 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 90th minute. 【AC】尤文图斯's Roris Taramona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 94th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. 【AC】尤文图斯 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.