Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Joel Gaona kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Bob Hyatt made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Joel Gaona sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the ACC Mavericks defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bob Hyatt. The ACC Mavericks fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bob Hyatt should have stopped the shot. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nerio Lopez de Toro, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Bob Hyatt in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nerio Lopez de Toro in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Tuan Eubanks came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bob Hyatt 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 35th minute. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bob Hyatt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Bermudez in the 44th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nerio Lopez de Toro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bob Hyatt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 51st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Steve Van Clynenbreugel got free with Dante Lacasa in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 61st minute of play forced ACC Mavericks's goalkeeper Bob Hyatt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona scored 4-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bob Hyatt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the ACC Mavericks defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bob Hyatt. The ACC Mavericks fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bob Hyatt should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bob Hyatt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nerio Lopez de Toro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Steve Van Clynenbreugel in the 72nd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bob Hyatt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nerio Lopez de Toro in the 77th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Tuan Eubanks kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dante Lacasa. That made the score 5-1 in the 81 minute of play. In the 86th minute of the match, Nerio Lopez de Toro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dante Lacasa had great luck who in the 86thth minute grab hold of the ball when Nerio Lopez de Toro from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 88 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bob Hyatt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Nerio Lopez de Toro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Mexico's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.