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. Jeremie Van Nel 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 6th minute. Jeremie Van Nel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 8th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Facundo Cadaval almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C.F Intercity's Jeremie Van Nel did a great save. After 14 played minutes C.F Intercity got a freekick which was hit by Song Xiao Li. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jeremie Van Nel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Cazacu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aarón Campos hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. C.F Intercity's Daniel Cazacu got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Jeremie Van Nel in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Jeremie Van Nel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 50th minute of play. 50 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of C.F Intercity's Jeremie Van Nel. Jeremie Van Nel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Cazacu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremie Van Nel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Song Xiao Li kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Cazacu in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olivar Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After 72 played minutes C.F Intercity got a freekick which was hit by Şimşek Miran. 2-1 became the score in the 76th minute when Alberto Tafalla elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. C.F Intercity's Jeremie Van Nel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 82nd minute of play. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 83rd minute. Olivar Ribeiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olivar Ribeiro in the 84th minute of play. Macos Graciani made in the 88th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C.F Intercity's Fridtjof Dramstad. When Fridtjof Dramstad fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.F Intercity's protests and gave Fridtjof Dramstad a yellow card for diving instead. 92 minutes into the match, C.F Intercity's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Jeremie Van Nel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mexico had played much better football throughout.