Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, SHADOW's Adnan Yenal got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the SHADOW defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adnan Yenal. The SHADOW fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adnan Yenal should have stopped the shot. Adnan Yenal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 13th minute of the match. Adnan Yenal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobromir Pierz in the 25th minute of the match. Edgar Hatman might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edgar Hatman ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Adnan Yenal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Adnan Yenal came out and tried to block the shot, but Lautaro Mancebo slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 32nd minute. Adnan Yenal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, SHADOW's Adnan Yenal got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Facundo Cadaval to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Adnan Yenal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 51st minute of play. Adnan Yenal came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Adnan Yenal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgar Hatman. Jaroslaw Charlap hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Mexico's Felix Luque seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Felix Luque the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mexico protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Felix Luque had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobiasz Zbytniewski in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, SHADOW's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Adnan Yenal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Waclaw Waselewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Adnan Yenal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 74th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adnan Yenal. Adnan Yenal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. In the 83rd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adnan Yenal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 84th minute. A nice corner shot did that Facundo Cadaval got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Adnan Yenal quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 84th minute, Facundo Cadaval ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adnan Yenal was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-2. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adnan Yenal having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobiasz Zbytniewski in the 92nd minute of play. After 94 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaroslaw Charlap got free with Dante Lacasa in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 97 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dobromir Pierz.