Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dimitris Maropoulos kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute of the game Joel Gaona made a throw-in which Luca Rouco played forward. A collision led to Pan Queso y Leberbush FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Dimitris Maropoulos hit a great ball. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Fix having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Rafael Fix made a huge save. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cornelio Cesaro in the 18th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Rafael Fix threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 25 minutes into the game, Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's Cornelio Cesaro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Maropoulos in the 43rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alex Palleschi who took care of the corner kick. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornelio Cesaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute, Alex Palleschi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafael Fix stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joel Gaona's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Maropoulos in the 69th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cornelio Cesaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Cornelio Cesaro sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 79th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Fix saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafael Fix took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 86th minute of play forced Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's goalkeeper Rafael Fix to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alberto Tafalla in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafael Fix prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 91 minutes into the match, Pan Queso y Leberbush FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Rafael Fix reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pan Queso y Leberbush 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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rafael Fix quite easily take care of the ball. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Cornelio Cesaro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cornelio Cesaro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Pan Queso y Leberbush FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.