Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zhou Kang Cheng kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhou Kang Cheng in the 3rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Albertus FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mexico's Luca Rouco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ted Stroobos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Arnold Hemmen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Albertus FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnold Hemmen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Ted Stroobos. Albertus FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Ted Stroobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 19th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Joel Gaona slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ted Stroobos. That made the score 3-0 after 22 minutes of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhou Kang Cheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ted Stroobos firmly grabbed it by the left post. With his leg Ted Stroobos managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Warman de Jager in the 32nd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Arnold Hemmen came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Zhou Kang Cheng fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Albertus FC's protests and gave Zhou Kang Cheng a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Albertus FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Zhou Kang Cheng hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Alberto Tafalla put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ted Stroobos. 39 minutes into the match, Warman de Jager notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 43rd minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ted Stroobos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Warman de Jager in the 46th minute of play. Cristo Guzman kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the game, Arnold Hemmen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Albertus FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. In the 48th match minute, Albertus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnold Hemmen to maneuver through the defense. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Zhou Kang Cheng in the 59 minute of the game. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ted Stroobos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Albertus FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ted Stroobos quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 68th minute of play forced Albertus FC's goalkeeper Ted Stroobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Albertus FC defense, Luca Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ted Stroobos. The Albertus FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ted Stroobos should have stopped the shot. After 79 played minutes Albertus FC got a freekick which was hit by Zhou Kang Cheng. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnold Hemmen in the 81st minute. After a rather tough play, Albertus FC's Cristo Guzman got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Ted Stroobos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Pieter Theissen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.