Challenge

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Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) 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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joep Ponk in the 10th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Georg Hagberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 11th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Georg Hagberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nick Heesen, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joep Ponk 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. 19 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Joep Ponk came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute Manolo Bartumeu 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. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joep Ponk in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute Joep Ponk 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. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georg Hagberg having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joep Ponk in the 33rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manolo Bartumeu in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Lacasa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 43rd minute of play forced Ágætis Byrjun's goalkeeper Georg Hagberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manolo Bartumeu in the 45th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joep Ponk's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Dante Lacasa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Joep Ponk made the kick off in the second half. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joep Ponk in the 51st minute of play. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 60 minutes, Luca Rouco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the Ágætis Byrjun players grew even worse after the yellow card. 60 minutes into the game, one of Mexico:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 63rd minute Nick Heesen 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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joep Ponk in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. Ágætis Byrjun's Gert van den Bergh was substituted for Joep Ponk. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 77th 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Nick Heesen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Nick Heesen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nick Heesen in the 90th minute of play. When Ágætis Byrjun's Nick Heesen in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. Ágætis Byrjun's Nick Heesen got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.