Challenge

Woodpecker Dome
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. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Ludwig de Pelsmaecker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ludwig de Pelsmaecker quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 9th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludwig de Pelsmaecker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Alek De Cerpel got a free kick in the 9th minute. After 13 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ludwig de Pelsmaecker was left in no man's land by his defense there! 20 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ludwig de Pelsmaecker. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 23 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ludwig de Pelsmaecker. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 25 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Ludwig de Pelsmaecker was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ludwig de Pelsmaecker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 38th minute of the match. Luca Sant' Angelo kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Joel Gaona hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. The ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 0-6.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wim Van Nel made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's zone, Luca Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ludwig de Pelsmaecker came out of the goal and Luca Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Ludwig de Pelsmaecker to make any attempt to save it. 59 minutes in the game, Alberto Tafalla fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ludwig de Pelsmaecker having to interfere. The supporters of Mexico booed when ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Soren Terhorst didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Facundo Cadaval had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ludwig de Pelsmaecker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the match, ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's goalkeeper Ludwig de Pelsmaecker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. The crowd rose to their feet as Lautaro Mancebo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ludwig de Pelsmaecker. That made the score 0-9 in the 69 minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Luca Zorita recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ludwig de Pelsmaecker. Luca Zorita showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-10. Ludwig de Pelsmaecker 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 some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ludwig de Pelsmaecker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 78 minutes into the game, Soren Terhorst was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. The supporters of Mexico booed when ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Soren Terhorst didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Soren Terhorst hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ludwig de Pelsmaecker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomas Van Damme hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After having played for 83 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Van Nel in the 85th minute of play. After 87 minutes of play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval made it 0-11 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ludwig de Pelsmaecker was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Mexico booed when ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Soren Terhorst didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joel Gaona, 90 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Joel Gaona was extremely unlucky when he, in the 92nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out.