Challenge

SLOVAKIA Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Daniel Mikla made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute, Facundo Cadaval made a precise shot to the right of Doriva Reis. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Daniel Mikla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doriva Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doriva Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 10th minute of the match. Stano Štoch did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Dante Lacasa 12 minutes into the match. In the 14th 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 supporters of V.K.DRINK Hermanovce booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Mikla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Doriva Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 24th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Mikla got free with Dante Lacasa in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 26 minutes into the match, Daniel Mikla dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 31st minute of play forced V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goalkeeper Doriva Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 33 minutes, Daniel Kolár managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Kolár was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Pa-Dembo Bumbac fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's protests and gave Pa-Dembo Bumbac a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pa-Dembo Bumbac to maneuver through the defense. Doriva Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute of the match, Stano Štoch got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dante Lacasa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Mikla in the 53rd minute of the match. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Doriva Reis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save V.K.DRINK Hermanovce from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pa-Dembo Bumbac in the 65th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans Zimmer lost his temper 66 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce made a substitution. Stanislav Chaban replaced Martin Janko. In a very dangerous position, a player in V.K.DRINK Hermanovce fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! Doriva Reis came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. 75 minutes into the match, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goalkeeper Doriva Reis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. In the 77th minute of the match, Alberto Tafalla got a very nice opportunity to score, but Doriva Reis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Daniel Mikla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stano Štoch in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Daniel Mikla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Daniel Mikla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Joel Gaona got a free kick in the 94th minute. Doriva Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 98th minute of the match. The V.K.DRINK Hermanovce supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mexico's performance. The match ended with a win for Mexico.