Challenge

Stowe IP
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. 5 minutes into the match, Stowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Kaj Helström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Stowe City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kaj Helström quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 8 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Bingham came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Helström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Meredith hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th 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. Kaj Helström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emmanuel Stroh in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaj Helström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kaj Helström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leo Bingham in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Kaj Helström. Stowe City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The supporters of Mexico booed when Stowe City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nathaniel Orlinsky didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kaj Helström. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. Leo Bingham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Kaj Helström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 34th minute of the match. After 36 minutes Stowe City'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. Kaj Helström 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 43 played minutes, Mexico's Joel Gaona shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kaj Helström came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mexico reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Leo Bingham managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stowe City's supporters rose to their feet, but Leo Bingham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Leo Bingham tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Niles Crane to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Ward Neal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emmanuel Stroh went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 59th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Kaj Helström in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kaj Helström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Stowe City getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Nathaniel Orlinsky hit a great ball. Stowe City's Kaj Helström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Bingham came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Kaj Helström in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stowe City's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lautaro Mancebo 69 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. Stowe City's Matt Briggs was substituted for Ward Neal. Kaj Helström was a little too slow when Alberto Tafalla got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 1-3. Kaj Helström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by İsmail Pekşen in the 92nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Stowe City's Nathaniel Orlinsky got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 95th minute, Joel Gaona sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Stowe City's Kaj Helström didn't even have to move. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.