Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Voskresensk FC's Igor Akinfeev got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Igor Akinfeev threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Igor Akinfeev in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Voskresensk FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evgeniy Fomichev in the 15th minute of play. Voskresensk FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gu Xuan Xiong in the 17th minute. Voskresensk FC's Gu Xuan Xiong was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 20 minutes into the match, Voskresensk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Igor Akinfeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Akinfeev having to interfere. Felix Luque kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Gu Xuan Xiong might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gu Xuan Xiong ran back to his position shaking his head. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Voskresensk FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Lorenzo Cazalla heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Voskresensk FC's Igor Akinfeev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Voskresensk FC from getting a goal against them. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Joel Gaona fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Igor Akinfeev, passed just outside the right post. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fedor Ivanchuk was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Jaspar Pijps hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Voskresensk FC's Timofey Solomakhin was substituted for Vladimir Safarov. Voskresensk FC's Igor Akinfeev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 73rd minute of play. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Lautaro Mancebo sped through Voskresensk FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Igor Akinfeev. Igor Akinfeev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 84th minute of the match. After 85 minutes Voskresensk FC'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. Igor Akinfeev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Akinfeev having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Akinfeev having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Voskresensk FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Igor Akinfeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute, Alberto Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mexico had played much better football throughout.