Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Pekko Rino charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pekko Rino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes AC Collins got a freekick which was hit by Pekko Rino. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mel Önen in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of Mexico booed when AC Collins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uci Hardon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pekko Rino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donato Foddis made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Leonardo Leoz made in the 21st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by AC Collins's Zacarias Theodore. In the 42nd minute Pekko Rino 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. Didi Valletta lost his temper 44 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 44th minute, one of AC Collins:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for AC Collins. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Pekko Rino could shoot a difficult shot in the 57th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. Donato Foddis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 minutes of play, AC Collins's Pekko Rino made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! 78 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Uci Hardon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lautaro Mancebo's late challenge caught a AC Collins's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lautaro Mancebo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute, Lautaro Mancebo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Edinho do Nascimento tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edinho do Nascimento showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 96 minute of play.