Challenge

Linhartice
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sebastian Čech got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Leoz. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miroslav Kukla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 13 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 15th minute of play forced Linhartice's goalkeeper Miroslav Kukla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mexico booed when Linhartice was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Astor Faro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Čech in the 20th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miroslav Kukla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Linhartice's Miroslav Kukla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 26th minute of play. Sebastian Čech struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Linhartice. Linhartice made a substitution. Orhan Veli Ulukan replaced Josef Dolák. A sloppy throw-in by Leonardo Leoz in the 36th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Linhartice's Viliam Lacina. Sebastian Čech's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Linhartice's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Orhan Veli Ulukan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 44th minute of play forced Linhartice's goalkeeper Miroslav Kukla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Mojžíš, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orhan Veli Ulukan in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Lorenzo Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orhan Veli Ulukan in the 68th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magnus Blomkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 71 played minutes Linhartice got a freekick which was hit by Orhan Veli Ulukan. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Mojžíš, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 74th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. Miroslav Kukla made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Mojžíš, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Jan Mojžíš made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Linhartice's Orhan Veli Ulukan. But to his dismay, Orhan Veli Ulukan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 90 minutes into the match, Linhartice's goalkeeper Miroslav Kukla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. The audience was convinced that Jan Mojžíš's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Linhartice's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.