Challenge

Bovenheijde
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) De Digitale Dribbelaars's Zhao Xiang Xuan 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. De Digitale Dribbelaars's Gregor Rinzema played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 10th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of De Digitale Dribbelaars's Gregor Rinzema. Gregor Rinzema was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Co Fuchs in the 31st minute of the match. De Digitale Dribbelaars's Gregor Rinzema played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 32nd minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after De Digitale Dribbelaars's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Gregor Rinzema took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhao Xiang Xuan came free with the goalkeeper in the 36th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Lacasa could save by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in De Digitale Dribbelaars's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregor Rinzema came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 43 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gregor Rinzema made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Zhao Xiang Xuan sent off a good shot on target. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Co Fuchs, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Xiang Xuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Co Fuchs notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute, Erik Roodenburg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Jordi Nijsse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. De Digitale Dribbelaars's Gregor Rinzema played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 78th minute of play. After 79 played minutes De Digitale Dribbelaars got a freekick which was hit by Erik Roodenburg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Xiang Xuan in the 81st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, De Digitale Dribbelaars's Jordi Nijsse got a free kick in the 84th minute. The long shot by Joel Gaona in the 84th minute really tested Gregor Rinzema's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Zhao Xiang Xuan scored 2-2 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gregor Rinzema. De Digitale Dribbelaars's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. The De Digitale Dribbelaars fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.