Challenge

Talbot House
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Facundo Cadaval recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Leonardo Leoz hit a great ball. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Geert Smidts tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolf Huveneers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. De Keikoppers's Lionel Van Den Broek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by De Keikoppers'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. In the 27th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 34 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geert Smidts. Lionel Van Den Broek 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 a defensive mix-up in De Keikoppers's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lionel Van Den Broek came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. De Keikoppers's Rolf Huveneers couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mexico.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joachim Van Der Meren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lionel Van Den Broek was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lautaro Mancebo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 59 minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Natan Vermeesch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Lionel Van Den Broek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. De Keikoppers made a substitution. Pol Ramon replaced Sem De Kelper. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Lionel Van Den Broek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rolf Huveneers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolf Huveneers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lionel Van Den Broek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lionel Van Den Broek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.