Challenge

Muda Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, FC Raasiku Kõrid's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Maarek Nõmme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maarek Nõmme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maarek Nõmme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Joel Gaona hit a great ball. After 15 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hendrik Kasendi in the 17th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after FC Raasiku Kõrid's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Alberto Tafalla managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Lautaro Mancebo scored 0-4 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maarek Nõmme, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 38 minutes into the match, FC Raasiku Kõrid's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Maarek Nõmme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maarek Nõmme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Joel Gaona sped through FC Raasiku Kõrid's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maarek Nõmme. Maarek Nõmme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luca Zorita's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jaak Laanemets to strike the kick off in the second half. When Luca Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 52nd 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 Luca Zorita couldn't finish the play. After having played for 53 minutes, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute, Lautaro Mancebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maarek Nõmme was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. Maarek Nõmme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roland Õnnis during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th minute, Roland Õnnis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Gaona's shot from long distance in the 66th minute was not bad at all, but FC Raasiku Kõrid's Maarek Nõmme knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. In the 66th match minute, FC Raasiku Kõrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andro Noorpea to maneuver through the defense. Maarek Nõmme was a little too slow when Alberto Tafalla got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-9. Maarek Nõmme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 78th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maarek Nõmme having to interfere. After 84 minutes, Luca Zorita made it 0-10 with a short kick to the right side. FC Raasiku Kõrid's Maarek Nõmme tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute, Mexico's Macos Graciani dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-11. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.