Challenge

DECUIPE
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zebastian Bergfeldt got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Julias Rascals Apeldoorn booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Tafalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Valentin Szegh heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After having played for 10 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zebastian Bergfeldt in the 12th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zebastian Bergfeldt. 17 minutes into the match, Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ralph Roeles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Caiola, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute Emiliano Caiola 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. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Caiola in the 29th minute of play. The corner led Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's Jan de Vlieger to fire away a dangerous shot which Dante Lacasa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 32nd minute of play forced Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's goalkeeper Ralph Roeles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ralph Roeles was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Ralph Roeles 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 40th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Mexico booed when Julias Rascals Apeldoorn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johan Saveneij didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 57 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emiliano Caiola who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zebastian Bergfeldt in the 61st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan de Vlieger, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After 65 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. In the 66th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Caiola, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's goalie and right to Lorenzo Cazalla. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Julias Rascals Apeldoorn's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 75th minute, Zebastian Bergfeldt 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 1-1. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ralph Roeles having to interfere. After 80 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ralph Roeles was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Zebastian Bergfeldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Joel Gaona kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ralph Roeles. That made the score 1-3 in the 87 minute of play. Ralph Roeles 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 93rd minute. Ralph Roeles made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. The Julias Rascals Apeldoorn fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.