Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, 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. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hélio O'Connell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 8th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hélio O'Connell saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Hélio O'Connell was a little too slow when Luca Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-0. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Tacco in the 13th minute of the match. Maritek FC were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Andrea Mariani took the corner. The corner ended in Andrea Mariani almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa did a great save. Hélio O'Connell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 21st minute. Alberto Tafalla who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Hélio O'Connell when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Alberto Tafalla who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Hélio O'Connell when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 24 minutes Maritek 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Hélio O'Connell in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute Ettore Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélio O'Connell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the game, Maritek FC's Ettore Santo 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, 1-1. Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of play. Ettore Santo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 44th minute, Andrea Mariani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ferruccio Zarillo was the one to do the kick off. Alberto Tafalla hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ferruccio Zarillo in the 51st minute. When Ferruccio Zarillo came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Maritek FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ferruccio Zarillo couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hélio O'Connell was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 56th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ettore Santo in the 58th minute of play. Felice Tacco's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felice Tacco helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Mexico booed when Maritek FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felice Tacco didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 61st minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hélio O'Connell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Cadaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, Maritek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Hélio O'Connell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Maritek FC defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hélio O'Connell. The Maritek FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hélio O'Connell should have stopped the shot. 70 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Ferruccio Zarillo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Tacco in the 72nd minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ettore Santo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 88th minute of play. Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Santo in the 96th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Maritek FC for a fine match.