Challenge

Bombonera Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Palermo in the 21st minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Palermo in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 25th minute of play. Rubén-Darío Feldmann came free with the goalkeeper in the 27th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Lacasa could save by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Nicolau during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Miguel Nicolau hit a great ball. In the 30th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Orlando Medina got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Rubén-Darío Feldmanns short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Dante Lacasa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Rubén-Darío Feldmann tried to sneak it across the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Martin Palermo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa, 1-0. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Martin Palermo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Martin Palermo made the kick off in the second half. Rubén-Darío Feldmann scored 3-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén-Darío Feldmann in the 61st minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 76th minute of the match La Candela FC got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sebastián Battaglia ran over to the corner to take the kick. A very nice done corner allowed Luis Medero to score against Dante Lacasa in Mexico's goal. 4-0 after 77 minutes. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Orlando Medina hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 84th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Macos Graciani in the 92nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by La Candela FC's Orlando Medina. Orlando Medina kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. With a little luck, La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez got control of the ball when Facundo Cadaval tried to sneak it across the goal line. The La Candela FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.