Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mané Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mané Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Godofredo Oriol 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. Mané Jacinto 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 16th minute. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 17th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mané Jacinto could save by the left post. In the 20th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Joel Gaona managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Mané Jacinto in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 28th minute of play forced Grox Team F.C.'s goalkeeper Mané Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godofredo Oriol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mané Jacinto was a little too slow when Lautaro Mancebo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 34th minute Godofredo Oriol 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. Mané Jacinto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 37th minute. Mané Jacinto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute. In the 42nd match minute, Grox Team F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Romero to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Joel Gaona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Grox Team F.C.'s Mané Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 53rd minute of play. Grox Team F.C.'s Mané Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 54th minute of play. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 55th minute. The corner ended in Macos Graciani almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Grox Team F.C.'s Mané Jacinto did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mané Jacinto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 59 minutes into the match, Grox Team F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Mané Jacinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Grox Team F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Grox Team F.C.'s Mané Jacinto did a great save. After having played for 63 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomás Olayo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mané Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 68th minute of play. The supporters of Grox Team F.C. booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Grox Team F.C.'s Erling Blixt broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 72nd minute, Grox Team F.C.'s Godofredo Oriol dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Godofredo Oriol sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 78th minute of play forced Grox Team F.C.'s goalkeeper Mané Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mané Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. 84 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Godofredo Oriol came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomás Olayo's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Olayo in the 90th minute of the match. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the Mexico players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.