Challenge

SLOVAKIA Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the V.K.DRINK Hermanovce defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Doriva Reis. The V.K.DRINK Hermanovce fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Doriva Reis should have stopped the shot. Doriva Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. Doriva Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Urbanovský sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute, Luca Zorita 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. After some careless play in the V.K.DRINK Hermanovce defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Doriva Reis. The V.K.DRINK Hermanovce fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Doriva Reis should have stopped the shot. After 35 minutes of play, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Daniel Mikla made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 38th 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: 1-3. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 47th minute of play forced V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goalkeeper Doriva Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Mikla made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Daniel Mikla 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. With a little luck, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Doriva Reis got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doriva Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 57 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Doriva Reis was left in no man's land by his defense there! 66 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Mikla came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Urbanovský in the 72nd minute of play. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stano Štoch in the 74th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Doriva Reis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Urbanovský, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Mikla, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 87 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Doriva Reis. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Doriva Reis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Gaona in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute, Blažej Gogoľ hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.