Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ivan Käcker made the kick off which started today's match. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the game, Luca Rouco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cyber Attack the free kick. Bruno Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 13th minute of play. Bruno Nunes came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 26 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Nunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Macos Graciani made in the 31st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alberto Tafalla however managed to control. Bruno Nunes 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 42nd minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 60th minute, Cyber Attack's Ivan Käcker dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Cyber Attack's Ciccio Odisio quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Leonardo Leoz, made in the 64th minute of the game. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cyber Attack the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 75th minute. Ivan Käcker'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 77th minute of play. Bruno Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Cyber Attack'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. Luca Zorita was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Ciccio Odisio kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cyber Attack's goalkeeper Bruno Nunes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cyber Attack succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Mexico had controlled the match.