Challenge

Jackals Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sakálok's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Béla Hudák came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Béla Hudák made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 6th minute of play. Béla Hudák didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 12th minute of play forced Sakálok's goalkeeper Béla Hudák to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Sakálok getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Dávid Barta hit a great ball. Sakálok's Béla Hudák played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 21st minute of play. Béla Hudák took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Sakálok's Dániel Polgár got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 38th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eike Hörtnagel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Alberto Tafalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Béla Hudák made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 53rd minute of play. Béla Hudák didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luca Zorita went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Eike Hörtnagel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eike Hörtnagel in the 62nd minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eike Hörtnagel in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Dániel Polgár hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sakálok made a substitution. Roland Csikós replaced Federico Viñe. The supporters of Mexico booed when Sakálok was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dániel Polgár didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joel Gaona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Béla Hudák. Sakálok's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sakálok's Károly Kutasi got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Joel Gaona's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Béla Hudák - 0-3 was put on the score board in the 73rd minute. In the 76th match minute, Sakálok was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Trulsson to maneuver through the defense. Béla Hudák 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 0-4 in the 78 minute of play. Sakálok's Béla Hudák played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 80th minute of play. Béla Hudák stood somewhat misplaced when Lautaro Mancebo came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 83 minute. Béla Hudák made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 87th minute of play. Luca Zorita scored 0-7 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Béla Hudák, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mexico played a much better game than Sakálok and deserved their victory. The Sakálok players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.