Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abdi Mehmet Rakim started the match with the kick off. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. In the 18th minute, Abdi Mehmet Rakim made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Abdi Mehmet Rakim kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ludo Vanden Bossche firmly grabbed it by the left post. 28 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ludo Vanden Bossche. The Everett Hawks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 30th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd 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. Ludo Vanden Bossche breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, The Everett Hawks's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Ludo Vanden Bossche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willem-Jan Grootjans in the 36th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Abdi Mehmet Rakim kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 45th minute of play. Joel Gaona succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Mexico's Joel Gaona in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Everett Hawks's goalie prevented a goal. The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 59th minute of play. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 64th minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 68th minute of play. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 69th minute. A very nice done corner allowed Luca Zorita to score against Ludo Vanden Bossche in The Everett Hawks's goal. 3-2 after 70 minutes. 73 minutes into the match, The Everett Hawks's Feijo Fresnos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Lorenzo Cazalla charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lorenzo Cazalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute Abdi Mehmet Rakim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Andy Van Aghten replaced Philip Goorts. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fre van Eijnde in the 85th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 86th minute of the match. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Philippe-Arnaud Heremans tried to sneak it across the goal line. Imral Kurniawan kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Mexico's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.