Challenge

Charles Estadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nicky Stapleton made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Joel Gaona hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tyrone Fowler made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 10th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Tyrone Fowler. Charles Town's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 15 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tyrone Fowler was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Manuel Adan, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Dante. Tyrone Fowler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 26th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Charles Town's Sean Egan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dante Lacasa. That made the score 1-3 after 27 minutes of play. 30 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Charles Town's Tyrone Fowler. Tyrone Fowler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Nicky Stapleton sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Luca Zorita hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Mukengechay came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Filip Pescaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 played minutes Charles Town got a freekick which was hit by Filip Pescaru. The Charles Town players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. In the 50th minute Sean Egan 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. Tyrone Fowler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 53rd minute of play. Luca Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tyrone Fowler having to interfere. Charles Town's Tyrone Fowler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Charles Town from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicky Stapleton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Dante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Dante in the 66th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, João Dante notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Charles Town made a substitution. Sid Gentry replaced Sean Egan. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tyrone Fowler quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Dante in the 84th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Dante in the 84th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Nicky Stapleton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicky Stapleton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great ball. The Mexico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.