Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 5th minute of play forced Geo-Winner's goalkeeper Sergey Sabadash to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sergey Sabadash was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sergey Sabadash having to make a save. Sergey Sabadash took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Rioja came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Geo-Winner getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Rostislav Kravets hit a great ball. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great ball. Cesar Rioja's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Sergey Sabadash made an important save on a dangerous shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 20th minute. 20 minutes into the game, Facundo Cadaval recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sergey Sabadash. Facundo Cadaval showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Rostislav Kravets kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Petr Klimovskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rostislav Kravets was shown his second yellow card after 40 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Rostislav Kravets kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Geo-Winner's Sergey Sabadash proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Geo-Winner from getting a goal against them. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Klim Rebrovskiy was the one to do the kick off. Macos Graciani got a throw-in 53 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Joel Gaona. Vadim Kovrov hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 60 played minutes Geo-Winner got a freekick which was hit by Cesar Rioja. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Sergey Sabadash tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mateusz Bochinski kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Luca Zorita 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. Petr Klimovskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maksim Dunaevskiy in the 76th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Facundo Cadaval during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Geo-Winner booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Facundo Cadaval didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geo-Winner's Veniamin Gorshkov quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Macos Graciani, made in the 86th minute of the game. In the 92nd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Sabadash saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.