Challenge

AlphaTauri Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ademovic Football Academy's Andreas Stehr started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Al Lofthouse fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ademovic Football Academy's protests and gave Al Lofthouse a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th match minute, Ademovic Football Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Al Lofthouse to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tanek Nakoneczny was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 19th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Nakoneczny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tanek Nakoneczny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 25th minute of the match. Vaklin Karchev kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Tanek Nakoneczny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andreas Stehr in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. 43 minutes into the match, Ademovic Football Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Tanek Nakoneczny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Tanek Nakoneczny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 53rd minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Stehr in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of Mexico booed when Ademovic Football Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Al Lofthouse didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute Andreas Stehr 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. A sloppy throw-in by Leonardo Leoz in the 75th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Ademovic Football Academy's Oliver Friedmann. Joel Gaona's late challenge caught a Ademovic Football Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joel Gaona helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th minute, Joel Gaona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute of the match, Luca Zorita tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tanek Nakoneczny saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Tanek Nakoneczny in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ademovic Football Academy's Tanek Nakoneczny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 96th minute of play. Mexico played a much better game than Ademovic Football Academy and deserved their victory. The Ademovic Football Academy players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.