Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Arnaldo Colas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 8th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas 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. La Mandarina Mecánica's Naike Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 15th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Naike Abalos in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fjölnir Bergsson kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Colas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Colas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. Alberto Tafalla's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Naike Abalos firmly grabbed it by the left post. Naike Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 40th minute of play. Arnaldo Colas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 45 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Zorita. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

51 minutes into the match, Facundo Cadaval had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Naike Abalos. La Mandarina Mecánica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Facundo Cadaval was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Naike Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naike Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fjölnir Bergsson charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fjölnir Bergsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Naike Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Andrzej Dziedziak. Naike Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 76th minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Naike Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Lucas-James Langoni replaced Arnaldo Colas. After 93 minutes La Mandarina Mecánica'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.