Challenge

ELDEMA ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alp Akıncıbeyoğlu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chiquito Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chiquito Flores 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 5th minute. In the 6th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. FK Eldema Mstišov'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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Joel Gaona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Chiquito Flores quite easily take care of the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Šlapák. Chiquito Flores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Chiquito Flores came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Joel Gaona. But to his dismay, Joel Gaona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Chiquito Flores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 13th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Regis Specht kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Gabriel Šlapák 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 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Chiquito Flores tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FK Eldema Mstišov getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Regis Specht hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th 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. Chiquito Flores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

52 minutes had been played when some careless play by FK Eldema Mstišov'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. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Chiquito Flores in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Macos Graciani might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chiquito Flores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Macos Graciani ran back to his position shaking his head. From a short distance, Mexico's Joel Gaona, in the 54th minute, tried to place the ball behind Chiquito Flores, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. After having played for 58 minutes, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Tafalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Grigore Opaina kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Šlapák in the 64th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Martin Donciu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 74 minutes, Chiquito Flores successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Mexico booed when FK Eldema Mstišov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Kubánek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chiquito Flores made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 77th minute. In the 83rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Luque to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alp Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 86th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th 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: 1-3. 93 minutes into the game, Čeněk Laňka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Eldema Mstišov's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. After a rather tough play, FK Eldema Mstišov's Čeněk Laňka got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Mexico played a much better game than FK Eldema Mstišov and deserved their victory. The FK Eldema Mstišov players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.