Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, 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. In the 2nd match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto-Carlos Carlos to maneuver through the defense. Facundo Cadaval received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Güralp Uğurtan came out and tried to block the shot, but Facundo Cadaval slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. Nial Peyton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panagiotis Kaliasis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Panos Tsabis's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. After having played for 20 minutes, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Güralp Uğurtan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kolopetinitsa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 30th minute, which Güralp Uğurtan however easily saved by the left post. Alberto Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Güralp Uğurtan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Güralp Uğurtan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 34th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Nial Peyton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 41st minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Kolopetinitsa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Güralp Uğurtan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Kolopetinitsa from getting a goal against them.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nial Peyton to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's Nial Peyton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lautaro Mancebo in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Güralp Uğurtan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kolopetinitsa's Dimitris Botinos was substituted for Roberto-Carlos Carlos. In the 71stth minute of the game Lautaro Mancebo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nial Peyton's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 75thth minute, Dante Lacasa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Güralp Uğurtan 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 76th minute. In the 78th minute, Giorgos Kouklakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Panos Tsabis came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Mexico booed when Kolopetinitsa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panagiotis Kaliasis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 92nd minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Güralp Uğurtan. Kolopetinitsa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Gaona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1.