Challenge

ACS ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nicolas Joey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Nicolas Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 5th minute of play. FC ARK CS were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sammy Corcoran took the corner. FC ARK CS's Sammy Corcoran was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nicolas Joey having to make a save. In the 22nd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Joey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 28th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sammy Corcoran in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Lang came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Nicolas Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Barry Charles tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute FC ARK CS were awarded a corner. Sammy Corcoran went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led FC ARK CS's Sammy Corcoran to fire away a dangerous shot which Dante Lacasa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Herbert Bierfass charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Herbert Bierfass the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. FC ARK CS:s Nicolas Joey showed great skill when he stopped Joel Gaona:s penalty. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla got a free kick in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgar Lang to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Nicolas Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's Júlio Severo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sammy Corcoran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC ARK CS's Nicolas Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 58th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bryan White in the 60th minute of the match. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 65th minute of play forced FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Nicolas Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Nicolas Joey made a huge save. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicolas Joey 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 0-1 in the 73 minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC ARK CS's Arne Söderqwist got a free kick in the 75th minute. Nicolas Joey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nicolas Joey firmly grabbed it by the left post. Júlio Severo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Nicolas Joey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nicolas Joey having to make a save. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sammy Corcoran in the 94th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mexico walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.