Challenge

De kikkerkazerne
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dino Maquiano made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Kickers United booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Rouco didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Lode Rouvroys in the 3rd minute really tested Dante Lacasa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Blas Lertxun got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dino Maquiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cederik Huts 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 14th minute. After having played for 15 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo 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 an important save on a dangerous shot by Olaf Kochowski in the 20th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olaf Kochowski got free with Dante Lacasa in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cederik Huts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Cederik Huts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 25th minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after Kickers United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner led to Mexico's Luca Zorita getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Cederik Huts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino Maquiano in the 37th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Olaf Kochowski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa. Olaf Kochowski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. 45 minutes into the game, Iwan Banach was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kickers United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 54 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lode Rouvroys in the 56th minute of the match. Kickers United's Cederik Huts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Kickers United from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lode Rouvroys in the 59th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 62nd minute, which Cederik Huts however easily saved by the left post. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Kickers United's Lode Rouvroys. But to his dismay, Lode Rouvroys quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. With a little luck, Kickers United's Cederik Huts got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 68th minute of play forced Kickers United's goalkeeper Cederik Huts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cederik Huts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kickers United's Cederik Huts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 74th minute of play. Mexico's Luca Zorita managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Olaf Kochowski in the 77 minute of the game. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dino Maquiano in the 80th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Kickers United's Olaf Kochowski. But to his dismay, Olaf Kochowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. In the 88th minute, Joel Gaona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Iwan Banach was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Mexico booed when Kickers United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iwan Banach didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toon Adriaensens during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cederik Huts acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 94th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Joel Gaona. Cederik Huts didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score.