Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 minutes of play, Tetes Titans's Braulio Ospin made it 0-1 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 unexpected shot in the 9th minute by Lautaro Mancebo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Jacinto Navarro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 25 minutes into the game, Stasio Tokarczyk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tetes Titans's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. After a rather tough play, Tetes Titans's Stasio Tokarczyk got a free kick in the 25th minute. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacinto Navarro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Joel Gaona might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacinto Navarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joel Gaona ran back to his position shaking his head. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Rito in the 37th minute of play. When Braulio Ospin fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tetes Titans's protests and gave Braulio Ospin a yellow card for diving instead. Braulio Ospin hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stasio Tokarczyk to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stasio Tokarczyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stasio Tokarczyk got free with Dante Lacasa in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stasio Tokarczyk's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Dante Lacasa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tetes Titans's Jacinto Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 57th minute of play. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 61 minutes into the game, Stasio Tokarczyk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jacinto Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stasio Tokarczyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Braulio Ospin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Braulio Ospin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Braulio Ospin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Tetes Titans's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacinto Navarro came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Jacinto Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mexico were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tetes Titans for a fine match.