Challenge

Vallis Laeta stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Mathys Chassot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Guillaume Chaine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Joel Gaona 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. In the 17th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Adrien Tanneau. Valette Stars's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Adrien Tanneau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes, Leonardo Leoz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the Valette Stars players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adrien Tanneau. Adrien Tanneau dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 34th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrien Tanneau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 40th minute of play forced Valette Stars's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Tafalla in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adrien Tanneau saved Valette Stars from getting behind. Mexico's attack was well implemented in the 42nd minute, but when Alberto Tafalla was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillaume Chaine, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After a rather tough play, Valette Stars's Maurice Crochard got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half Mexico were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guillaume Chaine to make the kick off. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Adrien Tanneau came out and tried to block the shot, but Alberto Tafalla slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 52nd minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafail Rusev in the 55th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Rafail Rusev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 57th match minute, Valette Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafail Rusev to maneuver through the defense. Valette Stars's Dan Pruvot was substituted for Pierre-Antoine Landemaine. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Adrien Tanneau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 61st minute. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 65th minute of the match. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Valette Stars's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 70 played minutes Valette Stars got a freekick which was hit by Armand Plaza. 71 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adrien Tanneau narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Guillaume Chaine scored 1-4 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 91 minutes into the match, Valette Stars's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 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.