Challenge

Duff Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edward Huyghebaert got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 7th minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Lei Bin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Tafalla in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lei Bin saved AFC United from getting behind. Lei Bin came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 13th match minute, AFC United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Caminero to maneuver through the defense. AFC United's Lei Bin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lei Bin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 18th minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Lei Bin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla got a free kick in the 27th minute. AFC United's Lei Bin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 29th 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 Andries De Putter in the 30th minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Andries De Putter recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa. Andries De Putter showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Lautaro Mancebo scored 1-4 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lei Bin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lei Bin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 45th minute of play. AFC United's Lei Bin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 46th minute of play. Lei Bin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Lei Bin in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lei Bin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 53rd minute. After 56 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jordi Scherz who took care of the corner kick. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lei Bin having to interfere. Lei Bin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. AFC United's Lei Bin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 65th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andries De Putter in the 66th minute of the match. AFC United's Faustino Asprilla was substituted for Andries De Putter. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Macos Graciani hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Asprilla came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Faustino Asprilla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faustino Asprilla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Lei Bin made a huge save. Lei Bin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute, Fryderyk Maurycy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Faustino Asprilla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.