Challenge

Frederik Steiner
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mexico's Joel Gaona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Felix Luque hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 4th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Zumar Figueroa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apoena Ocaña in the 9th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rayo Tharkad's Rune Snäll was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Manolo Lacorte showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. A collision led to Rayo Tharkad getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Apoena Ocaña hit a great ball. Rune Snäll made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 23rd minute of play. Rune Snäll made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 24th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apoena Ocaña in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Apoena Ocaña came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Luca Zorita hit a great ball. In the 34th minute, Luca Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manolo Lacorte received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dante Lacasa came out and tried to block the shot, but Manolo Lacorte slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 35th minute. Rune Snäll 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 38th minute. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adolfo Hevia in the 39th minute. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Joel Gaona hit a great ball. Rayo Tharkad's Rune Snäll played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 44th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Apoena Ocaña to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Rayo Tharkad booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Hevia in the 51st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Adolfo Hevia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 57th minute of play forced Rayo Tharkad's goalkeeper Rune Snäll 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 Apoena Ocaña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rune Snäll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apoena Ocaña in the 65th minute of play. Rayo Tharkad's Rune Snäll proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Rayo Tharkad from getting a goal against them. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rayo Tharkad'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. Luca Rouco was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Rune Snäll 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 78th minute. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Rune Snäll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 88th minute of play forced Rayo Tharkad's goalkeeper Rune Snäll to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Manolo Lacorte 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 Manolo Lacorte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. 94 minutes into the match, Apoena Ocaña 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 Apoena Ocaña was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Rayo Tharkad's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.