Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eugeniusz Kolbert kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, MKS Maczka's goalkeeper Emil Cvitanović had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Joel Gaona had several of the MKS Maczka's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 8 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 1-0 score and a disappointed Emil Cvitanović as he didn't even see the shot coming. Emil Cvitanović made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Gaona in the 13th minute. Emil Cvitanović made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to MKS Maczka getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Igor Fleischer hit a great ball. The supporters of Mexico booed when MKS Maczka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roch Janiczek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eugeniusz Kolbert blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. 27 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Eugeniusz Kolbert came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emil Cvitanović 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 29th minute. Leonardo Leoz made in the 31st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 33rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. Emil Cvitanović made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 36th minute. MKS Maczka's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo scored to the left of an out of position Emil Cvitanović, making the score, 2-0. Emil Cvitanović was a little too slow when Lautaro Mancebo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 3-0. MKS Maczka's Emil Cvitanović proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save MKS Maczka from getting a goal against them. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Igor Fleischer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Igor Fleischer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to MKS Maczka getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Dariusz Gacek hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, MKS Maczka's Eugeniusz Kolbert dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 63rd minute of play forced MKS Maczka's goalkeeper Emil Cvitanović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the MKS Maczka defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emil Cvitanović. The MKS Maczka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emil Cvitanović should have stopped the shot. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugeniusz Kolbert in the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Eugeniusz Kolbert 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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugeniusz Kolbert in the 75th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Folke Samuelsson got free with Dante Lacasa in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Emil Cvitanović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, MKS Maczka's Igor Fleischer got a free kick in the 89th minute. Cristi Gârbovan'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. Cristi Gârbovan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 90th minute, one of MKS Maczka:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for MKS Maczka. In the 91st minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Emil Cvitanović. MKS Maczka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Lautaro Mancebo hit a great ball.