Challenge

Iron Maiden Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Arın Biçim in the 6th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dave Murray in the 8th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dave Murray. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Baltazar Fuente was slow to take the kick. During this time Iron Maiden FC's players had a chance to rest. Arın Biçim was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Honorio Torrent sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the game, Baltazar Fuente was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iron Maiden FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. Baltazar Fuente kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Iron Maiden FC's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Adalberto Nueva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iron Maiden FC's Adalberto Nueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 25th minute of play. Adalberto Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 28th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Luca Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Adalberto Nueva quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Iron Maiden FC's Steve Harris got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Murray, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 41stth minute of the game Günalp Talip 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. Adalberto Nueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

In the 51st minute, Honorio Torrent ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Adalberto Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 54th minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 57 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Murray came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adalberto Nueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Günalp Talip came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adalberto Nueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 78th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arın Biçim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Adalberto Nueva made a huge save. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. Günalp Talip recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Mexico players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.