Challenge

Zamalek FC Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Leon Posadzki started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rhys Dimmock breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Reese Otto could shoot a difficult shot in the 5th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Rhys Dimmock tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Rhys Dimmock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute, Lautaro Mancebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rhys Dimmock was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reese Otto in the 22nd minute of play. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 23rd 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Posadzki in the 25th minute of the match. Davis Duff made a great header on Zamalek FC's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 35th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhys Dimmock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugurel Balaeț in the 40th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reese Otto in the 42nd minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo's late challenge caught a Zamalek FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lautaro Mancebo helped the player get up and apologised. After 46 played minutes Zamalek FC got a freekick which was hit by Tytus Banaszak.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. A collision led to Zamalek FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Filip Stăniloaie hit a great ball. A hard shot 60 in the game by Lautaro Mancebo from a close distance when the talented Rhys Dimmock managed to make a qualified save. Zamalek FC's players were relieved. The audience was convinced that Fred Kirkpatrick's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Kirkpatrick, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reese Otto in the 70th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Zamalek FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lautaro Mancebo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Rhys Dimmock made a huge save. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Rhys Dimmock made a huge save. 92 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Kirkpatrick came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Zamalek FC throughout the match.