Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. After some careless play in the Stone City defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dragomir Marchovski. The Stone City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dragomir Marchovski should have stopped the shot. After 11 played minutes Stone City got a freekick which was hit by Turgut Kocak. Dragomir Marchovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Gaona in the 12th minute. With a little luck, Stone City's Dragomir Marchovski got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mexico! Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Stone City's Ulises Curcio. But to his dismay, Ulises Curcio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dragomir Marchovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Macos Graciani hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Macos Graciani got a free kick in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, Stone City's Amanda Ingesson got a free kick in the 28th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Stone City's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Dragomir Marchovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stone City's Dragomir Marchovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Stone City's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Dragomir Marchovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Macos Graciani fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Macos Graciani a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Macos Graciani hit a great ball. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Balc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavel Balc took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pavel Balc to make the kick off. After 54 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dragomir Marchovski was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 57th minute, Pavel Balc ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Stone City's Dragomir Marchovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 59th minute of play. Dragomir Marchovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragomir Marchovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. In the 72nd minute of the game Macos Graciani made a throw-in which Luca Zorita played forward. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Pavel Balc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Pavel Balc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 76 minutes into the match, Luca Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dragomir Marchovski. Stone City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pavel Balc went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-5 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Stone City's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dragomir Marchovski came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stone City's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 4-5 when Lautaro Mancebo sped through Stone City's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dragomir Marchovski. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dragomir Marchovski. Dragomir Marchovski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-5. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.