Challenge

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 4th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mexico's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Abdi Mehmet Rakim scored to the left of an out of position Dante Lacasa, making the score, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. The The Everett Hawks fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when The Everett Hawks's Philippe-Arnaud Heremans looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 13th 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 match, Abdi Mehmet Rakim dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa, 3-0. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 19th minute of play. Fre van Eijnde could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Fre van Eijnde sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fre van Eijnde in the 42nd minute of play. Fre van Eijnde came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Lacasa could save by the left post. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Abdi Mehmet Rakim 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 Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Imral Kurniawan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Gaona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ludo Vanden Bossche. The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 63rd minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 minutes of play, The Everett Hawks's Philippe-Arnaud Heremans made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Luke Van Bostraeten replaced Philip Goorts. The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Jorg Van Halssbeeck replaced Willem-Jan Grootjans. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Ludo Vanden Bossche made a huge save. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to The Everett Hawks getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Luke Van Bostraeten hit a great ball. 4-1 became the score in the 94th minute when Joel Gaona elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Mexico's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.