Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Diablos FC's Kaviedes Arrese started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kaviedes Arrese went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Diablos FC defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Vítor de Amorim. The Diablos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Vítor de Amorim should have stopped the shot. 9 minutes into the match, Diablos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but João Vítor de Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Suane in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 12th minute of play forced Diablos FC's goalkeeper João Vítor de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Vítor de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 minutes Diablos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Suane in the 33rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Diablos FC's goalkeeper João Vítor de Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Suane in the 39th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asencio Cuffaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Diablos FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Sydney Alcântara hit a great ball. In the 47th minute of the match Joel Gaona shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Vítor de Amorim showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. João Vítor de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 53rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Suane got free with Dante Lacasa in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. Diablos FC made a substitution. Franklin Hostos replaced Moises Suane. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin Hostos in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Facundo Cadaval left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 69th minute, Luca Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Vítor de Amorim was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaviedes Arrese, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Vítor de Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaviedes Arrese, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Vítor de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, Diablos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but João Vítor de Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Diablos FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Olcay Orkun Gencay thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished João Vítor de Amorim, a very annoying self made goal in the 87th minute which led to 4-2. Kaviedes Arrese came free with the goalkeeper in the 90th 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. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin Hostos in the 94th minute of the match.