Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robin Boelens made the kick off which started today's match. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Jan Wessel made a huge save. Dolf Schoonderwoerd took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 17th minute of the match. After 21 played minutes The Underdogs got a freekick which was hit by Emil Kyurpanov. Jan Wessel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 22nd minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Kyurpanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute Piearres Olalla 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. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piearres Olalla in the 29th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustin Hațegan in the 30th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustin Hațegan in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of The Underdogs's Jan Wessel. Jan Wessel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, The Underdogs's Iustin Hațegan got a free kick in the 35th minute. Ate Kloppenburg hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piearres Olalla in the 47th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. In the 55th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Wessel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Robin Boelens tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Boelens, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Boelens in the 67th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piearres Olalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Iustin Hațegan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Iustin Hațegan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The Underdogs's Jan Wessel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dolf Schoonderwoerd. The The Underdogs supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing The Underdogs would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.