Challenge

Sletteenge Stadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. 1-0 became the score in the 3rd minute when Wagn Nytoft elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wagn Nytoft in the 6th minute of play. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gerhart Krainert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, 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 Fritz Grauholt in the 19th minute of play. Gerhart Krainert came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 23 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gerhart Krainert was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gerhart Krainert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Gerhart Krainert. Sletteenge's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 38th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerhart Krainert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fritz Grauholt succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 47th playminute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fritz Grauholt was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sletteenge's goalkeeper Gerhart Krainert, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joel Gaona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Gerhart Krainert made a huge save. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 65th match minute, Sletteenge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Buster Desting to maneuver through the defense. Facundo Cadaval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wagn Nytoft in the 74th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerhart Krainert made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. In the 78th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerhart Krainert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sletteenge made a substitution. Timo Mangelsen replaced Jacob Lubfeldt. Timo Mangelsen hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerhart Krainert made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Luque in the 90th minute of play forced Sletteenge's goalkeeper Gerhart Krainert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sletteenge's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerhart Krainert came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes into the match, Sletteenge's goalkeeper Gerhart Krainert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 95th minute Donald Liktensteen 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.