Challenge

Stadion Ardappen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mateo Palacio kicked off to start the match. Napoleon Jajko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 3rd minute of the match. Napoleon Jajko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 5th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Zjem Cię's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Napoleon Jajko came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Napoleon Jajko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Palacio in the 11th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Napoleon Jajko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Napoleon Jajko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Zjem Cię's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Zjem Cię's Napoleon Jajko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the game Macos Graciani made a throw-in which Luca Zorita played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 44th minute of play forced Zjem Cię's goalkeeper Napoleon Jajko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Mateo Palacio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Mateo Palacio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 56 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Palacio came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 62nd minute of play forced Zjem Cię's goalkeeper Napoleon Jajko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mateo Palacio in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Mateo Palacio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 77th minute Ciriaco Emenon 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 81st minute of play forced Zjem Cię's goalkeeper Napoleon Jajko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 minutes Zjem Cię's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Luca Zorita managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. If Facundo Cadaval had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Napoleon Jajko having to interfere. After 92 played minutes Zjem Cię got a freekick which was hit by Czeslaw Pawlak. 94 minutes into the match, Zjem Cię's goalkeeper Napoleon Jajko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla.