Challenge

Nenndorfer Sportpark
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 9th minute of play forced VfL Bad Nenndorf's goalkeeper Lucrețiu Brătescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VfL Bad Nenndorf's Lucrețiu Brătescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 13th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Róbert Štriker in the 16th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. In the 17th minute, Kang Yun Chao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the game, Baptist Haas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VfL Bad Nenndorf's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. After 18 played minutes VfL Bad Nenndorf got a freekick which was hit by Baptist Haas. Lorenzo Cazalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucrețiu Brătescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lorenzo Cazalla ran back to his position shaking his head. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Lucrețiu Brătescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbert Štriker in the 31st minute of play. Lucrețiu Brătescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 33rd minute of the match. Lucrețiu Brătescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 35th 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 36th minute. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that VfL Bad Nenndorf's Lucrețiu Brătescu managed to reach the ball for a save. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kang Yun Chao in the 39th minute of the match. Jonatan Lekberg hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Jonatan Lekberg hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Joel Gaona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lucrețiu Brătescu. VfL Bad Nenndorf's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lucrețiu Brătescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Themis Papadimoulis to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Themis Papadimoulis 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. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucrețiu Brătescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 62nd minute. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucrețiu Brătescu having to interfere. Lucrețiu Brătescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 71st minute of the match. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 72nd 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. In the 73rd match minute, VfL Bad Nenndorf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armand Callahan to maneuver through the defense. The corner ended in Macos Graciani almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but VfL Bad Nenndorf's Lucrețiu Brătescu did a great save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Gaona during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbert Štriker in the 88th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbert Štriker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Róbert Štriker during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes VfL Bad Nenndorf got a freekick which was hit by Róbert Štriker. Lv Kun Liang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than VfL Bad Nenndorf.