Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. T€Tra brick FC's Eleuterio Urbez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 14th minute of play. Eleuterio Urbez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 25th minute of play forced T€Tra brick FC's goalkeeper Eleuterio Urbez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the game, T€Tra brick FC's Luís Fábio Cunha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 30th minute, Mexico's Joel Gaona dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by T€Tra brick 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. Eleuterio Urbez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 36th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Eleuterio Urbez in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fábio Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, Facundo Cadaval was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave T€Tra brick FC the free kick. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martin Palermo made a kick off. Dorel Pârlea kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Jonas Marcos hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eleuterio Urbez. T€Tra brick FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermegildo Tulio in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 63rd minute of play forced T€Tra brick FC's goalkeeper Eleuterio Urbez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eleuterio Urbez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, T€Tra brick FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Eleuterio Urbez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fábio Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 74th minute of play forced T€Tra brick FC's goalkeeper Eleuterio Urbez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eleuterio Urbez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. T€Tra brick FC's Martín Cardetti was substituted for Luís Fábio Cunha. After 88 minutes T€Tra brick 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. In the 90th minute, Rogelio Mouricio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martín Cardetti might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martín Cardetti ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 94th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. Mexico walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.