Challenge

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klement Bryk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th match minute, Ajax was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Klement Bryk to maneuver through the defense. Ajax's Gigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 13th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wojtek Sokol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ajax's Tonton Eren shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Gigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Tonton Eren dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 31st minute of play forced Ajax's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wojtek Sokol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Klement Bryk in the 35th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Ajax's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner led Mexico's Joel Gaona to fire away a dangerous shot which Gigi Buffon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tonton Eren went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gigi Buffon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Tafalla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 56 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klement Bryk in the 61st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 66th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gigi Buffon was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tonton Eren in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 77th minute Wojtek Sokol 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. Gigi Buffon was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Lautaro Mancebo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lautaro Mancebo really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 91 minutes into the game, when Luca Rouco put in a rough tackle. 91 minutes into the game, one of Mexico:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tonton Eren placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out!