Challenge

Generalli-Letná
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Hans Ullrich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 4th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Douglas Torres got free with Dante Lacasa in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Luca Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 11th 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 Luca Zorita couldn't finish the play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Christan Benitez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hans Ullrich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hans Ullrich narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Roman Vrobel took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Dante Lacasa to make any attempt to save it. 35 minutes into the match, AC Sparta Plzeň's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Hans Ullrich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roman Vrobel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Vrobel came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Christan Benitez came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Joel Gaona took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Hans Ullrich to make any attempt to save it. In the 69th minute, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hans Ullrich. Hans Ullrich yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. AC Sparta Plzeň's Eliáš Ševeček was substituted for Roman Vrobel. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 77th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christan Benitez in the 82nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Petr Pospíchal during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Petr Pospíchal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Hans Ullrich threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 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 86th minute. After 89 played minutes AC Sparta Plzeň got a freekick which was hit by Douglas Torres. After 89 played minutes AC Sparta Plzeň got a freekick which was hit by David Rais. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Hans Ullrich successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AC Sparta Plzeň throughout the match.