Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Š¢σяpiσиŠ getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Bobby Moore hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erasmo Yeste went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 20 minutes into the match, Š¢σяpiσиŠ's goalkeeper Emílio Cordeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 22nd minute, Joel Gaona 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. In the 24th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Š¢σяpiσиŠ'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. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Cordeiro having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Meriç Nurkan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 35th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emílio Cordeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emílio Cordeiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Meriç Nurkan's shot from short distance in the 46th minute.

In the 53rd minute, Dieguinho Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Emílio Cordeiro. Š¢σяpiσиŠ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Emílio Cordeiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Emílio Cordeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 65th minute of the match. Emílio Cordeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 68th minute of the match. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Š¢σяpiσиŠ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Yeste 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. 80 minutes into the match, Š¢σяpiσиŠ's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Emílio Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Š¢σяpiσиŠ's Gilberto Cardozo was substituted for Erasmo Yeste. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Š¢σяpiσиŠ'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. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Š¢σяpiσиŠ's Emílio Cordeiro did a great save. Emílio Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 84th minute of play. Š¢σяpiσиŠ's Emílio Cordeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilberto Cardozo. 94 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emílio Cordeiro. Š¢σяpiσиŠ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Gilberto Cardozo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Mexico had won after a very even match.