Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Shark FC - FSCMZ's Bartolo Buinton 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. Jânio Loureiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. After 12 minutes of play, Shark FC - FSCMZ's Bartolo Buinton made it 0-1 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! When Alberto Tafalla got free in front of the goal in the 15th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Tor-Ivar Storm was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The supporters of Shark FC - FSCMZ booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tor-Ivar Storm having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Jânio Loureiro notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luca Zorita had several of the Shark FC - FSCMZ's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 32 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed Tor-Ivar Storm as he didn't even see the shot coming. With a little luck, Shark FC - FSCMZ's Tor-Ivar Storm got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Shark FC - FSCMZ booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Gaona didn't get a good kick on the ball. La 雷锋 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute Bartolo Buinton 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

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 Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by La 雷锋 in the 52nd minute of play. Shark FC - FSCMZ's Tor-Ivar Storm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 53rd minute of play. Shark FC - FSCMZ made a substitution. Marco Vianna replaced La 雷锋. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mexico fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! In the 60th minute Marco Vianna 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. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Vianna in the 62nd minute of play. Shark FC - FSCMZ were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jânio Loureiro took the corner. A hard shot 69 in the game by Seth Fulton from a close distance when the talented Dante Lacasa managed to make a qualified save. Mexico's players were relieved. 72 minutes into the game, Shark FC - FSCMZ's Marco Vianna 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, 1-3. After a rather tough play, Shark FC - FSCMZ's Egídio Domingues got a free kick in the 77th minute. The supporters of Mexico booed when Shark FC - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Montaña didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 88th minute of play forced Shark FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Tor-Ivar Storm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tor-Ivar Storm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jânio Loureiro struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shark FC - FSCMZ. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tor-Ivar Storm read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Shark FC - FSCMZ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.