Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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 3rd minute Cyryl Skonieczny 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. Joris Verheecke made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Stasio Marut hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. With a little luck, Wisła Tczew's Joris Verheecke got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lech Wojtyna, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 16th of the match, Joel Gaona tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Joris Verheecke got in the way and made a wonderful save. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Wisła Tczew's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Luca Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joris Verheecke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luca Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. 23 minutes into the game, Sever Dejeu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wisła Tczew's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. Mexico's Xavier Seco was substituted for Alberto Tafalla. A collision led to Wisła Tczew getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Sever Dejeu hit a great ball. In the 25th play minute Joel Gaona came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Joris Verheecke. 2-0. Joel Gaona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Joris Verheecke made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Joris Verheecke in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 32 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joris Verheecke narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 36th minute Xavier Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joris Verheecke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cyryl Skonieczny kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Xavier Seco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Wisła Tczew's Atıf Tekin got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The supporters of Wisła Tczew booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyryl Skonieczny in the 46th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joris Verheecke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elazar Calderon, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Wisła Tczew's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Joris Verheecke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrija Spalević hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Xavier Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Joris Verheecke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joris Verheecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Seco in the 58th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elazar Calderon in the 85th minute. Elazar Calderon who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Dante Lacasa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Cyryl Skonieczny sent off a good shot on target. In the 87th minute of the match Wisła Tczew got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Atıf Tekin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Wisła Tczew's Atıf Tekin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 88th minute Andrija Spalević 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 90th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joris Verheecke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Mexico booed when Wisła Tczew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stasio Marut didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Wisła Tczew players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mexico.