Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Vanooteghem in the 3rd minute of play. Bavo Van Eeckhout 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 4th minute. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sinsin's Bavo Van Eeckhout did a great save. 8 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bavo Van Eeckhout narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 8 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Bavo Van Eeckhout was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th 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. Bavo Van Eeckhout breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bavo Van Eeckhout. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 20th minute Emanuel Vanooteghem 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. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mexico's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dominick Weijnandts was slow to take the kick. During this time Sinsin's players had a chance to rest. In the 24th match minute, Sinsin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Vanooteghem to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Sinsin's Ralph Barker got a free kick in the 28th minute. Bavo Van Eeckhout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bavo Van Eeckhout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Emanuel Vanooteghem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Vanooteghem, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Bavo Van Eeckhout successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Bernard Pacolet fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sinsin's protests and gave Bernard Pacolet a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sinsin's Bernard Pacolet got a free kick in the 41st minute. Joel Gaona shot from long distance in the 42nd minute, but Bavo Van Eeckhout was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Bavo Van Eeckhout tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Vanooteghem, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Emanuel Vanooteghem made the kick off in the second half. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bavo Van Eeckhout having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Joel Gaona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Bavo Van Eeckhout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bavo Van Eeckhout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sinsin's Bavo Van Eeckhout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 69th minute of play. Sinsin's Yoachim Dekkers quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Leonardo Leoz, made in the 72nd minute of the game. Ralph Barker hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Bavo Van Eeckhout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 80th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonardo Leoz during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Leonardo Leoz hit a great ball. Bavo Van Eeckhout didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bavo Van Eeckhout having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bavo Van Eeckhout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bavo Van Eeckhout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Bavo Van Eeckhout. Sinsin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Mexico fully deserved thier win.