Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Leonardo Leoz got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Paulo Eguen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonardo Leoz made in the 17th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lautaro Mancebo however managed to control. Delmar Udalaitz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to MORPH getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Celedonio Esquipula hit a great ball. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. MORPH's Melquiades Mambru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save MORPH from getting a goal against them. If Delmar Udalaitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Melquiades Mambru to make any attempt to save it. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Tafalla in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Melquiades Mambru saved MORPH from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 56th minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Melquiades Mambru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Melquiades Mambru was left in no man's land by his defense there! MORPH's Carel Rokeloos was substituted for Paulo Eguen. MORPH made a substitution. Isidro Lano replaced Delmar Udalaitz. Melquiades Mambru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 65th minute of the match. After having played for 67 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute, Luca Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Melquiades Mambru was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lu Zhi Lin got free with Dante Lacasa in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 78th minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Melquiades Mambru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carel Rokeloos got free with Dante Lacasa in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 82nd minute, Anastasio Lluques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, Carel Rokeloos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MORPH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 87th minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Melquiades Mambru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Lano in the 91st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Carel Rokeloos came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carel Rokeloos got free with Dante Lacasa in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 95th minute, Luca Zorita 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.