Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abel de Godoi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Abelardo Maranhense 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 8th minute. Olivedos's Abelardo Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 11th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Abelardo Maranhense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21st minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 24th minute of play forced Olivedos's goalkeeper Abelardo Maranhense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Olivedos getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Luís Novaes hit a great ball. After 27 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel de Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Maranhense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abelardo Maranhense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 39th minute of play. After 40 minutes Olivedos'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. When Lautaro Mancebo, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 40 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Abelardo Maranhense was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Luisinho Ceresso hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Joel Gaona was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 54th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 63rd minute of play forced Olivedos's goalkeeper Abelardo Maranhense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abelardo Maranhense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute Abel de Godoi 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. A collision led to Olivedos getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Gonzalo Parraga hit a great ball. Abelardo Maranhense 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 74th minute. Olivedos's Abelardo Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 76th minute of play. Olivedos's Abelardo Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 78th minute of play. Abelardo Maranhense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 81st minute of the match. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abel de Godoi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 83 minute of play. Olivedos's Abelardo Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 86th minute of play. Abelardo Maranhense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 88th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abelardo Maranhense. Olivedos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Mexico walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.