Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Christian Marinetti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Alfieri having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anoush Rott, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Facundo Cadaval hit a great ball. Adriano Alfieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 played minutes CA Boca Jrs got a freekick which was hit by Emanuele Brandolini. CA Boca Jrs's Adriano Alfieri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save CA Boca Jrs from getting a goal against them. Adriano Alfieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 19th minute of the match. CA Boca Jrs's Adriano Alfieri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save CA Boca Jrs from getting a goal against them. After 22 minutes of play, CA Boca Jrs's Emiliano Di Luzio 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! The supporters of Mexico booed when CA Boca Jrs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuele Brandolini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Adriano Alfieri firmly grabbed it by the left post. Emiliano Di Luzio might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emiliano Di Luzio ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 33rd minute Emiliano Di Luzio 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. CA Boca Jrs's Adriano Alfieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 36th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Alberto Tafalla reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Adriano Alfieri. The goal made the score 1-1. After 46 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. CA Boca Jrs's Enrico Palomba was substituted for Emanuele Brandolini. 61 minutes into the match, CA Boca Jrs's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Adriano Alfieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CA Boca Jrs made a substitution. Sven-Ove Chrintz replaced Anselmo Palleschi. CA Boca Jrs's Adriano Alfieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 74th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adriano Alfieri was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. CA Boca Jrs's Biagio Melchiorre was substituted for Cristiano Di Rocco. In the 86th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmondo Frezza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 played minutes CA Boca Jrs got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Di Luzio. Adriano Alfieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Rouco in the 92nd minute of the match. Adriano Alfieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Enrico Palomba went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. The CA Boca Jrs supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing CA Boca Jrs would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.