Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. Gianluca Pagliuca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute Densill 杨天剑 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. Bryan Hodgson kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Deportivo Kadorna's Gianluca Pagliuca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 12th minute of play. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gianluca Pagliuca in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 18th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gianluca Pagliuca was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alberto Tafalla during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 19 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melchor Tome, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute of the match Deportivo Kadorna 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. Densill 杨天剑 ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Deportivo Kadorna's corner Densill 杨天剑 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dante Lacasa quite easily take care of the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Long Jing Liang in the 23rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Long Jing Liang in the 27th 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. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Gianluca Pagliuca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gianluca Pagliuca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. Gianluca Pagliuca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 34th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Densill 杨天剑, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Deportivo Kadorna's Gianluca Pagliuca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Kadorna from getting a goal against them. In the 42nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Pagliuca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Kadorna's Norberto Tiadoro got a free kick in the 44th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Gianluca Pagliuca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 54th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Densill 杨天剑 got free with Dante Lacasa in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Densill 杨天剑's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Kadorna's goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gianluca Pagliuca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 68th minute of play. Gianluca Pagliuca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Densill 杨天剑, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Kadorna's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluca Pagliuca 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. Deportivo Kadorna made a substitution. Carl Beck replaced Norberto Tiadoro. 81 minutes into the game, Luca Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gianluca Pagliuca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 88th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Gianluca Pagliuca. Deportivo Kadorna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 94th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gianluca Pagliuca was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Deportivo Kadorna's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.