Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Clodoveo Eladio got the match started through his kick off. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeremias Turi having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Nahitantino's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeremias Turi 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 10th minute. Jeremias Turi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jeremias Turi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Nahitantino's Enrique Rafe got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 21st minute Clodoveo Eladio 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. Jeremias Turi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Gora, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 26th 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. Nahitantino's Enrique Rafe got his second yellow card of the match in the 30th minute. The referee ordered Enrique Rafe off the ground. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nahitantino! The referee gave Mexico a penalty, 32 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Joel Gaona, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Nahitantino's Jeremias Turi. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeremias Turi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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.

Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jeremias Turi. Jeremias Turi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 58th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Jeremias Turi. Nahitantino's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Jeremias Turi came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 69th minute of play forced Nahitantino's goalkeeper Jeremias Turi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Mancebo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremias Turi was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leo Gora in the 76th minute. The supporters of Mexico booed when Nahitantino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Generoso Bonifaco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nahitantino's Teodosio Montel was substituted for Leo Gora. After a rather tough play, Nahitantino's Generoso Bonifaco got a free kick in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 81st minute of play forced Nahitantino's goalkeeper Jeremias Turi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nahitantino's German Gartzen suffered a concussion after 84 minutes and had to leave the field. Nahitantino's Domingo Laurentzi was substituted for German Gartzen. The supporters of Nahitantino booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Facundo Cadaval didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mexico had played much better football throughout.