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 of the match Mexico got a corner. Club Atlético Lea Papá's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the 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 Hong Qing quite easily take care of the ball. In the 5th minute Alvar Ponce 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. Hong Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 7th minute of play. If Alan Marinelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Donose, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hong Qing, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 30th minute of play forced Club Atlético Lea Papá's goalkeeper Hong Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hong Qing narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Michal Jehlička received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Donose, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hong Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Donose in the 42nd minute of the match. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Hong Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 46th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anton Donose was the one to do the kick off. Alvar Ponce could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Ramiro Cuevas 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. In the 57th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hong Qing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hong Qing. Hong Qing dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Honorio Endira was substituted for Gao Chuan. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Hong Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 62nd minute of play. Hong Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Jehlička in the 69th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Alvar Ponce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anton Donose in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Hong Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 74th minute of the match. Anton Donose had several of the Mexico's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 76 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Dante Lacasa as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 84th minute Alvar Ponce 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. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Hong Qing 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 Aldo-Pedro Poy in the 88th minute of play. Hong Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Lautaro Mancebo hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Hong Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mexico had played much better football throughout.