Challenge

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Raymond Schouten hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Raymond Schouten could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After 10 played minutes NFC Eagles 22 got a freekick which was hit by Ron Moermans. 盛世 高文竞 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15th minute, Ted Jansen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciccio Tacconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 16th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Ciccio Tacconi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Mexico booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurens Knol didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciccio Tacconi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi. Ciccio Tacconi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 37th minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raymond Schouten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Jaap Zuidam managed to get in a good position for a shot. NFC Eagles 22's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaap Zuidam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 63rd minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 70th minute. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ciccio Tacconi quite easily take care of the ball. Ciccio Tacconi made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 盛世 高文竞, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciccio Tacconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 78th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Ciccio Tacconi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ciccio Tacconi made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 盛世 高文竞, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciccio Tacconi having to interfere. NFC Eagles 22 made a substitution. Jeroen Heerckes replaced Emil Houwing. In the 94th minute Raymond Schouten 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. Raymond Schouten made a great header on NFC Eagles 22's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. The NFC Eagles 22 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.