Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emilio Cascajares in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by October 04's Emilio Cascajares. But to his dismay, Emilio Cascajares quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Claudinei Custódio hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eskil Vester narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pran Labitte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, October 04's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Eskil Vester reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilio Cascajares's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Eskil Vester tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eskil Vester firmly grabbed it by the left post. October 04's Eskil Vester played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 37th minute of play. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but October 04's Eskil Vester did a great save. 40 minutes into the match, October 04's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Eskil Vester reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eskil Vester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 42nd minute of the match. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emilio Cascajares to strike the kick off in the second half. Eskil Vester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 52nd minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after October 04's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 60th minute of play forced October 04's goalkeeper Eskil Vester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of October 04's Eskil Vester. Eskil Vester was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 66th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of October 04 booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Luque didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 69th minute of play forced October 04's goalkeeper Eskil Vester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emilio Cascajares. Eskil Vester took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eskil Vester saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilio Cascajares's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Dante Lacasa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 82 minutes into the game, Leonardo Leoz threw the ball into play from the sideline. October 04's Andrey Nazarov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 88 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of October 04's Eskil Vester. Eskil Vester was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Felix Luque made in the 91st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by October 04's Andrey Nazarov. After 92 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Mancebo. October 04's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.