Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. In the 12th minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Brion saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Higinio Brion 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 13th minute. After 16 minutes Carboncito'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. It was a well-played corner which Alberto Tafalla managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. If Macos Graciani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Severiano Henric, 19 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 21st minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Higinio Brion was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Higinio Brion was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lautaro Mancebo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Cosme Sugar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carboncito's Fulgencio Poz got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Isidoro Cordarryl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulgencio Poz in the 29th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Higinio Brion tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Cosme Sugar 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. 34 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Higinio Brion, 2-0. 40 minutes into the match, Carboncito's goalkeeper Higinio Brion had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 42nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Brion saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of Carboncito:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mexico:s goal. Higinio Brion had in the 44thth minute some difficulties stopping Joel Gaona's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 44 played minutes Carboncito got a freekick which was hit by Severiano Henric.

The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Higinio Brion was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Higinio Brion. Carboncito's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Fulgencio Poz kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 63rd minute of play forced Carboncito's goalkeeper Higinio Brion to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Higinio Brion 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 66th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Cordarryl in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to Carboncito getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Cosme Sugar hit a great ball. In the 71st minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Higinio Brion skillfully saved the ball. Lautaro Mancebo scored 5-0 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Higinio Brion, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Higinio Brion. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 77th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Higinio Brion was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Higinio Brion having to interfere. Higinio Brion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Higinio Brion tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Higinio Brion having to interfere. Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mexico had played much better football throughout.