Challenge

Vallis Laeta stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Guillaume Chaine started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 2nd minute of play forced Valette Stars's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafail Rusev in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Leonardo Leoz got a free kick in the 10th minute. Adrien Tanneau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 16 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adrien Tanneau made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Valette Stars getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Oğuzkan Kamuran hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Lautaro Mancebo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrien Tanneau was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 38th minute Guillaume Chaine 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. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. After 44 played minutes Valette Stars got a freekick which was hit by Mathys Chassot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Valette Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Adrien Tanneau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrien Tanneau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Valette Stars made a substitution. Dan Pruvot replaced Pierre-Antoine Landemaine. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurice Crochard in the 64th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. After 79 played minutes Valette Stars got a freekick which was hit by Mathys Chassot. Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Valette Stars from getting a goal against them. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 85th minute. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Adrien Tanneau quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adrien Tanneau read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. After 90 minutes, Maurice Crochard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valette Stars and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Valette Stars's Maurice Crochard got a free kick in the 90th minute. Adrien Tanneau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Valette Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armand Plaza to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Valette Stars throughout the match.