Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Dirch Pilbak came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doğukan Artan came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 8thth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jungle Circus's Doğukan Artan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Jungle Circus's Malte Eriksen in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. Felix Luque's late challenge caught a Jungle Circus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Luque helped the player get up and apologised. Facundo Cadaval might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Doğukan Artan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Facundo Cadaval ran back to his position shaking his head. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Csaba Kossuth in the 19th minute of the match. Doğukan Artan made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. When Edvardt Lindloff fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jungle Circus's protests and gave Edvardt Lindloff a yellow card for diving instead. Edvardt Lindloff kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Doğukan Artan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 31st minute. The audience was convinced that Malte Eriksen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 36th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Doğukan Artan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 41st minute, Malte Eriksen sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Mexico's Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Doğukan Artan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Doğukan Artan threw himself towards the right post 46 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Csaba Kossuth was the one to do the kick off. Jungle Circus's Doğukan Artan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 52nd minute of play. After having played for 55 minutes, Facundo Cadaval managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Facundo Cadaval was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Facundo Cadaval blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Doğukan Artan having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Jungle Circus's Thorkil Strømbæk got a free kick in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Jungle Circus's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Doğukan Artan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Doğukan Artan quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Jungle Circus's Edvardt Lindloff got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 76th minute of play forced Jungle Circus's goalkeeper Doğukan Artan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. In the 82nd minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Doğukan Artan. Jungle Circus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Doğukan Artan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 85th minute of play. Doğukan Artan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luca Zorita went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score.