Challenge

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zeng Ting Xing got the match started through his kick off. Olle Melander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Olle Melander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. In the 20thth minute of the game Zeng Ting Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ali Vedat Çelikyay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 21st minute of the match. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 32nd minute of play. In the 39thth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ali Vedat Çelikyay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 44th minute of play. Ali Vedat Çelikyay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After 46 minutes of play, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Zeng Ting Xing made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

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. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 56th minute. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ali Vedat Çelikyay quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay got control of the ball when Joel Gaona tried to sneak it across the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Meruendano came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Zeng Ting Xing 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. In the 68th minute, Zeng Ting Xing made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olle Melander in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeng Ting Xing in the 76th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Ali Vedat Çelikyay in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 81 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Ali Vedat Çelikyay. Ali Vedat Çelikyay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 85th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Vedat Çelikyay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Zeng Ting Xing came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mexico's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.