Challenge

Kurt Tank
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Huckebein's Marin Jumancă started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Santxol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lautaro Mancebo in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Apolo Santxol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 14th 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: 0-1. Huckebein's Apolo Santxol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 23rd minute of play. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Marin Jumancă capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marin Jumancă really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Mexico's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Gwidon Augustyn scored to the left of an out of position Dante Lacasa, making the score, 2-1. 33 minutes into the game, Leonardo Leoz threw the ball into play from the sideline. Huckebein's Lucjan Kendra quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Augustyn, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Huckebein's Apolo Santxol. Apolo Santxol was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Apolo Santxol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 46th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Apolo Santxol successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Apolo Santxol made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 57th minute. Apolo Santxol made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Jumancă in the 63rd minute of play. Huckebein's Wilfredo Ugutz was substituted for Everardo Presebal. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wolfgang Dalkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. A collision led to Huckebein getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Sérgio Vidal hit a great ball. In the 76th minute, Joel Gaona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wolfgang Dalkvist in the 77th minute of play. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Facundo Cadaval managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Facundo Cadaval was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Apolo Santxol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wolfgang Dalkvist in the 93rd minute of the match. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wolfgang Dalkvist in the 95th minute of play. The Huckebein players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.