Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dario Benedetto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Genaro Sindo was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Lautaro Mancebo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lautaro Mancebo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Genaro Sindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 8th minute of play. After 9 played minutes La Cienaga got a freekick which was hit by Severiano Lopez. After 10 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Genaro Sindo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radamel-Falcao García in the 13th minute of the match. After 16 minutes La Cienaga'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 led Mexico's Joel Gaona to fire away a dangerous shot which Genaro Sindo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Botello in the 25th minute of play. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alonzo Botello's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Cienaga's goalkeeper Genaro Sindo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Facundo Cadaval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Benedetto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to La Cienaga getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Milad Rouhi hit a great ball. The supporters of La Cienaga booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Tafalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Genaro Sindo was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Alberto Tafalla capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberto Tafalla really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 38th minute, Jacinto Mincho made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radamel-Falcao García, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radamel-Falcao García in the 41st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Genaro Sindo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute Radamel-Falcao García 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. In the 48th minute La Cienaga were awarded a corner. Jacinto Mincho went to the cornerflag to take it. Jacinto Mincho made a great header on La Cienaga's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

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. Genaro Sindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 51st minute of the match. Genaro Sindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radamel-Falcao García in the 59th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Radamel-Falcao García. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Botello in the 72nd minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Radamel-Falcao García sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 79th minute of play forced La Cienaga's goalkeeper Genaro Sindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Cienaga's Genaro Sindo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Lautaro Mancebo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Genaro Sindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alonzo Botello in the 89th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Radamel-Falcao García. Dario Benedetto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. The supporters of Mexico booed when La Cienaga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquilino Gartzea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Genaro Sindo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Genaro Sindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 96th minute of play. Mexico's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.