Challenge

Stade Olympique
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nickolai Nickerson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Eric Soned made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 3rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Joel Gaona got a free kick in the 10th minute. Eric Soned took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nickolai Nickerson in the 15th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Eric Soned reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Macos Graciani made in the 21st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Facundo Cadaval however managed to control. Mexico's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Nickolai Nickerson scored to the left of an out of position Dante Lacasa, making the score, 1-0. In the 30th 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: 1-1. 36 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Eric Soned reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Étoile Sportive Du Sahel made a substitution. Per-Arne Gunnarsson replaced Rei Bolas. 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nickolai Nickerson in the 52nd minute of play. Eric Soned made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute. After 57 played minutes Étoile Sportive Du Sahel got a freekick which was hit by Morgan Möllgren. In the 62nd minute, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. In the 67th minute of the match, Luca Zorita tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eric Soned saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel made a substitution. Carlo Ancelotti replaced Nickolai Nickerson. After 69 minutes Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Luca Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Eric Soned did a great save. Eric Soned took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Eric Soned reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Carlo Ancelotti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eric Soned breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eric Soned showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 87th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Ancelotti, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute, Carlo Ancelotti made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great ball. Morgan Möllgren charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Morgan Möllgren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Morgan Möllgren kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Mexico were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Étoile Sportive Du Sahel to leave the ground with a draw.