Challenge

Alverberg
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joris De Raeve got the match started through his kick off. After 5 minutes of play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sean Van Dijck was left in no man's land by his defense there! 7 minutes into the match, Limburg United's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Sean Van Dijck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Terwenhout in the 14th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Sean Van Dijck was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sean Van Dijck didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luca Zorita went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Limburg United's Anios Karaoulanis got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Joris De Raeve sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th minute, Joris De Raeve reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dante Lacasa. The goal made the score 2-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Fredrik Terwenhout came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Brend Vanden Driessche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sean Van Dijck made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joris De Raeve in the 59th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sean Van Dijck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 63rd minute of play. Sean Van Dijck was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Tafalla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 69 minute of play. The supporters of Mexico booed when Limburg United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Coekelbergh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sean Van Dijck didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. In the 80th minute Joris De Raeve shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Limburg United's Sean Van Dijck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 87th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Luque during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joris De Raeve in the 92nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Limburg United getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Anios Karaoulanis hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mexico walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.