Challenge

Niedersachsenstadion
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The audience was convinced that Facundo Cadaval's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Vogelsang was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 8th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Vogelsang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. TSV Delliehausen's Simon Vogelsang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by TSV Delliehausen'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. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but TSV Delliehausen's Simon Vogelsang did a great save. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Simon Vogelsang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. TSV Delliehausen's Simon Vogelsang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 26th minute of play. Mexico's defense didn't have a chance, in the 28th minute, when Sven Berland scored to the left of an out of position Dante Lacasa, making the score, 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, TSV Delliehausen's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Simon Vogelsang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mexico's Alberto Tafalla in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TSV Delliehausen's goalie prevented a goal. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 39 minutes into the match, TSV Delliehausen's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Simon Vogelsang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. TSV Delliehausen'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. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alberto Tafalla scored 1-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Simon Vogelsang, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sven Berland stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 53rd minute of play forced TSV Delliehausen's goalkeeper Simon Vogelsang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Joel Gaona reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Simon Vogelsang. The goal made the score 1-3. Simon Vogelsang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute, Mexico's Joel Gaona dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. TSV Delliehausen's Simon Vogelsang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save TSV Delliehausen from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes into the match, TSV Delliehausen's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Simon Vogelsang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Vogelsang having to interfere. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Simon Vogelsang read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Niklas Rüsing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Simon Vogelsang read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Vogelsang having to interfere. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Luca Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Vogelsang was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. The TSV Delliehausen fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.