Challenge

Red Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Isidoro Lugo might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isidoro Lugo ran back to his position shaking his head. If Nicolas Froila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Isidoro Lugo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. 21 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isidoro Lugo. Sebastián Junes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 24th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Mexico booed when Celtic FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Abaunza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastián Junes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastián Junes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Celtic FC's Sebastián Junes. Sebastián Junes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 56th minute of play forced Celtic FC's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Facundo Cadaval fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastián Junes having to interfere. In the 65th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastián Junes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Celtic FC'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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Facundo Cadaval got free with Sebastián Junes in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute Nicolas Froila 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 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastián Junes having to interfere. Celtic FC's Sebastián Junes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute of the game Felix Luque made a throw-in which Lautaro Mancebo played forward. After 87 minutes of play, Celtic FC's Nicolas Froila made it 1-1 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! An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 93rd minute of play forced Celtic FC's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastián Junes was left in no man's land by his defense there!