Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andres Ekhi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. Andres Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Abel Ramalho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Andres Ekhi made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 13 minutes on the clock, Anísio Fantini commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ricart Futebol Clube fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Andres Ekhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricart Futebol Clube's Andres Ekhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 34th minute of play. Ricart Futebol Clube's Andres Ekhi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Ricart Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Joel Gaona was extremely unlucky when he, in the 43rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 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.

Andres Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute of play. Andres Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres Ekhi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Hori, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 78th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dante Lacasa. That made the score 1-1 after 80 minutes of play. Reinaldo Palmeira charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reinaldo Palmeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th minute, Reinaldo Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andres Ekhi 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 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eusebio Hori went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score.