Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Ovidiu Adrian threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 4th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Poli Timisoara'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. Ovidiu Adrian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Primeiro in the 15th minute of play. Ovidiu Adrian 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 16th minute. In the 17th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Poli Timisoara'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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ovidiu Adrian quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauro Primeiro in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Ovidiu Adrian 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 22nd minute, Lautaro Mancebo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ovidiu Adrian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiger De Hond's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Ovidiu Adrian in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Poli Timisoara's Ovidiu Adrian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute Mauro Primeiro 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. Horst-Peter Unterberger charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horst-Peter Unterberger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Horst-Peter Unterberger hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mauro Primeiro to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Primeiro in the 52nd minute of the match. The Poli Timisoara fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Poli Timisoara's Tiger De Hond looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 55th minute, Çağdaş Yuvakuran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ovidiu Adrian. Poli Timisoara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 64th minute, Bartosz Erland made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Lautaro Mancebo kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ovidiu Adrian 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 73rd minute. Ovidiu Adrian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidiu Adrian having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 87th minute of play forced Poli Timisoara's goalkeeper Ovidiu Adrian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Poli Timisoara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ovidiu Adrian in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Poli Timisoara's Ovidiu Adrian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 94th minute of play. Çağdaş Yuvakuran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.