Challenge

Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmund Schoettle kicked off to start the match. Valentin Loos hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 6th minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Kristian Willem Neuling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Kristian Willem Neuling was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kristian Willem Neuling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristian Willem Neuling showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 13 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. Kristian Willem Neuling showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 16th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Tiger defense, Alberto Tafalla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristian Willem Neuling. The Tiger fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristian Willem Neuling should have stopped the shot. Kristian Willem Neuling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 20th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kristian Willem Neuling made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Kristian Willem Neuling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiger's Kristian Willem Neuling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 35th minute of play. Kristian Willem Neuling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zinédine Stoletzky's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dante Lacasa firmly grabbed it by the left post. Kristian Willem Neuling showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great ball. Tiger made a substitution. Bruno Mätz replaced Hartmut Weidenhammer. The Tiger players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 0-3.

56 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. In the 59th 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. Valentin Loos charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentin Loos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tiger getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Valentin Loos hit a great ball. After 60 played minutes Tiger got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Loos. In the 63rd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Kristian Willem Neuling made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Kristian Willem Neuling made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristian Willem Neuling was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. In the 70th minute, Mexico's Luca Zorita dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. The supporters of Tiger booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lautaro Mancebo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Gebauer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dante Lacasa. Mexico's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 76th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Kristian Willem Neuling. Tiger's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 86 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Ken Raus came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute Edmund Schoettle 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. Kristian Willem Neuling didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 89th minute, which inside left pole to 0-6. Kristian Willem Neuling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiger were furious when Detmar Stuchtey was red carded, 94 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Detmar Stuchtey kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The Tiger fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.