Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in ☆冰谷☆Sunrise's zone, Luca Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bence Rakaczki came out of the goal and Luca Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When 卓洲德 fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ☆冰谷☆Sunrise's protests and gave 卓洲德 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th match minute, ☆冰谷☆Sunrise was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 卓洲德 to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Bence Rakaczki successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 姜悦崇'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. 姜悦崇 helped the player get up and apologised. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ☆冰谷☆Sunrise! Bence Rakaczki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孟凌光 in the 19th minute of the match. ☆冰谷☆Sunrise's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Monte Cortazar in the 20th minute. The corner ended in Monte Cortazar almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luca Zorita in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bence Rakaczki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute, Luca Zorita 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. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luca Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bence Rakaczki could save by the left post. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by ☆冰谷☆Sunrise's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Bence Rakaczki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bence Rakaczki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 57 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bence Rakaczki. ☆冰谷☆Sunrise's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. ☆冰谷☆Sunrise's Bence Rakaczki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 66th minute of play. Bence Rakaczki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 71st minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Lautaro Mancebo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bence Rakaczki quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 柳博常 in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bence Rakaczki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. ☆冰谷☆Sunrise's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bence Rakaczki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. Bence Rakaczki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Cadaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 85 minutes, 柳博常 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☆冰谷☆Sunrise's supporters crossed their fingers, but 柳博常 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 89th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Macos Graciani to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 孟凌光. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Bence Rakaczki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Bence Rakaczki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mexico had played much better football throughout.