Challenge

Diepenbeek
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 4 minutes, Sylvan Van der Willeghem mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RWDM and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sylvan Van der Willeghem hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bruno Wijnants during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, RWDM's Bruno Wijnants got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute of the match Joel Gaona sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tony Vandenberge skillfully saved the ball. Tony Vandenberge 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 Alberto Tafalla in the 16th minute of play forced RWDM's goalkeeper Tony Vandenberge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Alberto Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sylvan Van der Willeghem's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Dante Lacasa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 25th minute of the match RWDM got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lennert Van der Vloedt ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on RWDM's corner Lennert Van der Vloedt fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dante Lacasa quite easily take care of the ball. In the 26th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Facundo Cadaval to maneuver through the defense. During the 27th minute of the match Sylvan Van der Willeghem completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Sylvan Van der Willeghem a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Mexico booed when RWDM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sylvan Van der Willeghem didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to RWDM getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Fre Schoovaerts hit a great ball. Tony Vandenberge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 39th minute of play forced RWDM's goalkeeper Tony Vandenberge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Lennert Van der Vloedt managed to get in a good position for a shot. RWDM's supporters rose to their feet, but Lennert Van der Vloedt 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. The supporters of Mexico booed when RWDM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikael Valström didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, RWDM's goalkeeper Tony Vandenberge had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 53 minutes into the match, RWDM's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Tony Vandenberge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tony Vandenberge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute. Tony Vandenberge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute, Bruno Wijnants hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Vandenberge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute Anthony Coenens 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. Victor Figaro kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Mexico's Joel Gaona shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 69th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Tony Vandenberge but with some difficulty. The audience was convinced that Lennert Van der Vloedt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 72nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Vandenberge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Lautaro Mancebo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tony Vandenberge. The goal made the score 1-1. Alberto Tafalla came free with the goalkeeper in the 83rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tony Vandenberge could save by the left post. In the 85th minute, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Tony Vandenberge in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tony Vandenberge was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Tafalla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 89 minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennert Van der Vloedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.