Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steffen Møgster saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Facundo Cadaval received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Steffen Møgster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 6 played minutes Saga TF got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Onarheim. 11 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steffen Møgster. Saga TF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Facundo Cadaval got free with Steffen Møgster in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alberto Tafalla did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Steffen Møgster 14 minutes into the match. Luca Rouco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Steffen Møgster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steffen Møgster saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goalkeeper Steffen Møgster had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 27 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steffen Møgster. Saga TF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Steffen Møgster. Steffen Møgster dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Lautaro Mancebo scored 6-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steffen Møgster, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 40 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Steffen Møgster was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Saga TF's Steffen Møgster got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Saga TF's Steffen Møgster played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 44th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Alberto Tafalla kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Steffen Møgster. That made the score 8-0 in the 46 minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stian Bjørkmo made a kick off. Steffen Møgster showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 52nd minute of the match. Steffen Møgster made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 54th minute of play. After some careless play in the Saga TF defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Steffen Møgster. The Saga TF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Steffen Møgster should have stopped the shot. Saga TF's Steffen Møgster played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Saga TF's Jan-Aage Nyvoll seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jan-Aage Nyvoll the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Saga TF protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jan-Aage Nyvoll had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Saga TF! Steffen Møgster made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Steffen Møgster made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 12-0. Steffen Møgster took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla scored 13-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steffen Møgster, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 80 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 14-0, to the right of Saga TF's Steffen Møgster. Steffen Møgster was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 84th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Steffen Møgster was frozen by the shot and now it was 15-0. Steffen Møgster didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luca Zorita went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 16-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Saga TF defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Steffen Møgster. The Saga TF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Steffen Møgster should have stopped the shot. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Steffen Møgster took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mexico had played much better football throughout.