Challenge

Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Kristian Willem Neuling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 5th minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Kristian Willem Neuling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Willem Neuling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Kristian Willem Neuling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Alberto Tafalla heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Kristian Willem Neuling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fulko Schwaderer. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Kristian Willem Neuling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentin Loos kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Kristian Willem Neuling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Willem Neuling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hartfrid Hirtzel's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hartfrid Hirtzel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tiger's Hartfrid Hirtzel got a free kick in the 30th minute. Tiger's Kristian Willem Neuling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Kristian Willem Neuling. Tiger's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Kristian Willem Neuling 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 40th minute. After a rather tough play, Tiger's Hartfrid Hirtzel got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Kristian Willem Neuling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 45th minute of play. After 47 played minutes Tiger got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Loos. In the 48th minute, Valentin Loos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kristian Willem Neuling read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 49th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Kristian Willem Neuling was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joel Gaona showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 57 minute of play. Kristian Willem Neuling showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 61st minute of the match. Tiger's Kristian Willem Neuling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 66th minute of play. Kristian Willem Neuling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 67th minute of play. Kristian Willem Neuling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 72nd minute of play. Manuel Gebauer hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The supporters of Mexico booed when Tiger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Gebauer didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kristian Willem Neuling breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 79th minute, Tiger's Detmar Stuchtey seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Detmar Stuchtey the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Tiger protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Detmar Stuchtey had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Mexico booed when Tiger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Detmar Stuchtey didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Tiger's goalkeeper Kristian Willem Neuling had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. 82 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Kristian Willem Neuling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Tiger's goalkeeper Kristian Willem Neuling had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tiger throughout the match.