Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, COSMOS's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Cazalla came free, but Tadeusz Bielatowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Luca Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tadeusz Bielatowicz. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, COSMOS's goalkeeper Tadeusz Bielatowicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Verduin in the 19th minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Verduin in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of Mexico booed when COSMOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Azli Lim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicklas Karlsson in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Ryszard Cempa made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Gaona in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tadeusz Bielatowicz saved COSMOS from getting behind. Tadeusz Bielatowicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 31st minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Cempa in the 32nd minute of play. After 33 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Zorita. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Verduin in the 37th minute of play. Tadeusz Bielatowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Tadeusz Bielatowicz made a huge save. Tadeusz Bielatowicz came out of the goal in the 48th 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 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Nicklas Karlsson made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 56th minute of play forced COSMOS's goalkeeper Tadeusz Bielatowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicklas Karlsson in the 58th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Azli Lim took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. In the 62nd minute, Felix Luque had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicklas Karlsson during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tadeusz Bielatowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 64th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeusz Bielatowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Facundo Cadaval made a precise shot to the right of Tadeusz Bielatowicz. COSMOS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 86th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeusz Bielatowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Tadeusz Bielatowicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ryszard Cempa hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. 98 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tadeusz Bielatowicz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mexico had played much better football throughout.