Challenge

Garden Of Eden
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Matthew McKail came out of the goal in the 2nd minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. In the 9th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodion Cămătaru in the 26th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthew McKail took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 雷鹏飞 kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matthew McKail. Matthew McKail dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 48 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Chelsea Headhunters's Matthew McKail. Matthew McKail was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gonzalo Otsoko to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Gonzalo Otsoko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Matthew McKail didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodion Cămătaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yana Brolin in the 73rd minute of play. The supporters of Mexico booed when Chelsea Headhunters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yana Brolin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew McKail saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matthew McKail made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Rodion Cămătaru came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Matthew McKail made a huge save. In the 94th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Chelsea Headhunters'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. It was a well-played corner which Luca Zorita managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.