Challenge

Grasmere Fields
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Facundo Cadaval's late challenge caught a Harlow AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Facundo Cadaval helped the player get up and apologised. Harlow AFC's Ryan Chivers shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 3rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Dante Lacasa but with some difficulty. 5 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Zappacosta came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Harlow AFC's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Frank Zappacosta, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dante Lacasa didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Harlow AFC's Nickolaj Nickerson shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After 10 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Quentin Cobb was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nickolaj Nickerson got free with Dante Lacasa in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Quentin Cobb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Zappacosta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quentin Cobb having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Quentin Cobb. Harlow AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Lautaro Mancebo hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. When Nickolaj Nickerson came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Harlow AFC 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 Nickolaj Nickerson couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Seb Towler hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Harlow AFC from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Zappacosta, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 75th minute, Alberto Tafalla reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Quentin Cobb. The goal made the score 1-3. Quentin Cobb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lorenzo Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Dedé Neto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dante Lacasa. Mexico's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Harlow AFC's Frank Zappacosta. But to his dismay, Frank Zappacosta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. After a rather tough play, Harlow AFC's Seb Towler got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 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.