Challenge

Delle Alpi Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rubén-Darío Insúa went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Macos Graciani made in the 9th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Facundo Cadaval. In the 10th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norman Grieve saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Grnd Juventus NNNL's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. When Mexico's Joel Gaona in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grnd Juventus NNNL's goalie prevented a goal. Grnd Juventus NNNL's Norman Grieve played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 15th minute of play. Alberto Tafalla made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Grnd Juventus NNNL's Norman Grieve managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gergely Balázs in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. Gergely Balázs'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 20th minute of play. Norman Grieve showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Grnd Juventus NNNL's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 30th minute of play forced Grnd Juventus NNNL's goalkeeper Norman Grieve to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Norman Grieve showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 37 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Norman Grieve was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Bálint Solti fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grnd Juventus NNNL's protests and gave Bálint Solti a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st minute, Bálint Solti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gergely Balázs to strike the kick off in the second half. Norman Grieve made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Alberto Tafalla who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Norman Grieve when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Carneiro in the 58th minute of the match. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norman Grieve having to interfere. After 64 played minutes Grnd Juventus NNNL got a freekick which was hit by Bálint Solti. Bálint Solti kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. The long shot by Joel Gaona in the 66th minute really tested Norman Grieve'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. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Árpád Almási in the 69th minute of the match. Grnd Juventus NNNL's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Joel Gaona scored to the left of an out of position Norman Grieve, making the score, 1-2. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norman Grieve having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ádám Soós in the 87th minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ádám Soós in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Grnd Juventus NNNL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Grnd Juventus NNNL's Norman Grieve managed to reach the ball for a save. A sloppy throw-in by Leonardo Leoz in the 92nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Grnd Juventus NNNL's Edvin Tischler. The audience was convinced that Ádám Soós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Grnd Juventus NNNL were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Géza Kulcsár took the corner. Árpád Almási made a great header on Grnd Juventus NNNL's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. Grnd Juventus NNNL succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Mexico had controlled the match.