Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Teɱperłey Cɨŧy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Franco to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Loi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Ryberg in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Ryberg in the 13th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mexico booed when Teɱperłey Cɨŧy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amerigo Falone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Ryberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Ryberg in the 21st minute of play. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Erhan İren threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Ryberg in the 28th minute of play. 0-2 became the score in the 28th minute when Aniceto Campello elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gunnar Hake was slow to take the kick. During this time Teɱperłey Cɨŧy's players had a chance to rest. Gunnar Hake made a great header on Teɱperłey Cɨŧy's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. 36 minutes in the game, Luca Zorita fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Erhan İren having to interfere. After 36 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Facundo Cadaval. Erhan İren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 41st minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Loi in the 43rd minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aniceto Campello, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aniceto Campello made a kick off. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Aniceto Campello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when John Ryberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erhan İren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 62nd minute of the match. Teɱperłey Cɨŧy made a substitution. Elias Cristofol replaced Aniceto Campello. A collision led to Teɱperłey Cɨŧy getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Alan Franco hit a great ball. In the 69th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erhan İren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erhan İren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Teɱperłey Cɨŧy were furious when Gonzales Rivera was red carded, 77 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Teɱperłey Cɨŧy's Gonzales Rivera got a free kick in the 78th minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Macos Graciani got a free kick in the 85th minute. Teɱperłey Cɨŧy's Gunnar Hake got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gabriel Pacifico scored 2-7 in the 93rd 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. The Teɱperłey Cɨŧy supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Teɱperłey Cɨŧy would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.