Challenge

STADIUM MEXACOMX
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardo Guerra took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Januário Rangel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Januário Rangel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. MEXACOMX's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Julio-César Romo-Leroux in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute, MEXACOMX's Maurício Meireles ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. In the 17th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. MEXACOMX's Januário Rangel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 19th minute of 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 Januário Rangel was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Wu Liang Mo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Wu Liang Mo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Maurício Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wu Liang Mo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dante Lacasa firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 47 minutes into the match, MEXACOMX's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Januário Rangel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Januário Rangel having to interfere. Ricardo Guerra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Guerra in the 63rd minute of play. If Wu Liang Mo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 77 minutes MEXACOMX'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 corner went over the outstretched arms of MEXACOMX's goalie and right to Luca Zorita. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. MEXACOMX's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Januário Rangel made a huge save. In the 79th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. MEXACOMX'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. Mexico's Luca Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Januário Rangel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Januário Rangel made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Jordão, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Januário Rangel 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 87th minute. In the 88th minute, Luca Zorita fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than MEXACOMX throughout the match.