Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Osvaldo Shantala got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 6th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper Emerson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 13th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper Emerson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldo Shantala scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Shantala in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Luque didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Emerson Leão threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 40th minute, Vicente Varela got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 43 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Varela came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lorenzo Cazalla fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Lorenzo Cazalla a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Sydney Quirino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. When CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Vicente Varela in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 59th minute of play forced CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s goalkeeper Emerson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Lautaro Mancebo made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Emerson Leão managed to reach the ball for a save. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emerson Leão having to interfere. Emerson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 67th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Emerson Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 77th minute of play. After 78 played minutes CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ got a freekick which was hit by Matías Marques. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Enrique do Vale was substituted for Adriano de Brito. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️'s Eurico Proença was substituted for Inácio Bueno. The supporters of Mexico booed when CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matías Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the game's 80th minute Mexico's Joel Gaona took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Emerson Leão and thus the score was 1-1. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. CANIL VON ZAATARI™️ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.