Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 minutes, Edgar Plaski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MK Investments and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 2 played minutes MK Investments got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Plaski. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Peter Oldenborger made a huge save. With a little luck, MK Investments's Peter Oldenborger got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Peter Oldenborger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peter Oldenborger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 12th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domenik Hoffhuis in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. 19 minutes into the game, Olaf Degens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MK Investments's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. Mexico made a substitution. Xavier Seco replaced Luca Zorita. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domenik Hoffhuis, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 23rd minute. In the 29th minute, Thomas Tonnis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waclaw Poremba in the 32nd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastiaan Middeljans came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastiaan Middeljans came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Waclaw Poremba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Peter Oldenborger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that MK Investments's Peter Oldenborger managed to reach the ball for a save. Edgar Plaski hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Peter Oldenborger quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sebastiaan Middeljans to make the kick off. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Peter Oldenborger having to make a save. MK Investments's Peter Oldenborger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 58th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of MK Investments:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mexico:s goal. Peter Oldenborger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 66th minute of play forced MK Investments's goalkeeper Peter Oldenborger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Luca Rouco hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 71st minute of play forced MK Investments's goalkeeper Peter Oldenborger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerard Lever hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Peter Oldenborger came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Peter Oldenborger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. 84 minutes into the match, Mexico's Xavier Seco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Peter Oldenborger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Peter Oldenborger. Peter Oldenborger dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Peter Oldenborger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 90th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of MK Investments's Peter Oldenborger. Peter Oldenborger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 94th 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. Jimmie Cai hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. When Luca Rouco fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Luca Rouco a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Mexico fans cheered their team off the field, for while MK Investments had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.