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. 10 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Don Longden came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen got control of the ball when Facundo Cadaval tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 18th minute of play forced Osfinch FC's goalkeeper Stefan Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Stefan Cullen made a huge save. Stefan Cullen made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Osfinch FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Alberto Tafalla almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen did a great save. Alberto Tafalla had several of the Osfinch FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 26 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Stefan Cullen as he didn't even see the shot coming. Facundo Cadaval hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After 33 played minutes, Osfinch FC's Carl Walmsley shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dante Lacasa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Osfinch FC reached it. Stefan Cullen made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Stefan Cullen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen did a great save. In the 42nd minute, Mickey Rothwell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Don Longden left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Osfinch FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Don Longden to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Osfinch FC's Adrian Collingwood got a free kick in the 51st minute. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Boğaçhan Çinucen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stefan Cullen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Osfinch FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Stefan Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 69th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo scored 2-1 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stefan Cullen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stefan Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Stefan Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Boğaçhan Çinucen charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Boğaçhan Çinucen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stefan Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 88th minute of the match. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Osfinch FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Osfinch FC's goalie and right to Luca Zorita. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Osfinch FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Stefan Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.