Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Flatline Zombies's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Xie Chuan Guang tried in the 4th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Armağan Mukremin a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-0. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Seco in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Flatline Zombies's goalkeeper Armağan Mukremin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Xie Chuan Guang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulo Seco's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 20th minute of play forced Flatline Zombies's goalkeeper Armağan Mukremin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armağan Mukremin having to make a save. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armağan Mukremin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Seco in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After having played for 31 minutes, Finn Neeser managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flatline Zombies's supporters crossed their fingers, but Finn Neeser was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Armağan Mukremin in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liborius Müller in the 35th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armağan Mukremin. Armağan Mukremin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The supporters of Flatline Zombies booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Armağan Mukremin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulo Seco to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Paulo Seco kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After having played for 54 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mexico's Luca Zorita quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Levent Erkinay, made in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 63rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armağan Mukremin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armağan Mukremin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Seco in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulo Seco. The supporters of Flatline Zombies booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armağan Mukremin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 81st minute of play. After 82 minutes Flatline Zombies's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. 88 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armağan Mukremin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mexico were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Flatline Zombies to leave the ground with a draw.