Challenge

Kent Park
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Junior Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Junior Zoff 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 10th minute. Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 13th minute of play forced KARA ☪ KARTAL's goalkeeper Junior Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Junior Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 18th minute of play forced KARA ☪ KARTAL's goalkeeper Junior Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. KARA ☪ KARTAL'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. The corner went over the outstretched arms of KARA ☪ KARTAL's goalie and right to Facundo Cadaval. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. KARA ☪ KARTAL's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Chung Post could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonio Macchia got free with Dante Lacasa in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felix Luque hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the game, Mexico's Joel Gaona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Junior Zoff made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Junior Zoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 42nd minute of the match. After 45 minutes KARA ☪ KARTAL'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.

Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 55th 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 Antonio Macchia in the 64th minute of play. Junior Zoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 66th minute of the match. Mexico's Luca Rouco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Junior Zoff in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for KARA ☪ KARTAL! In the 70th minute, the referee gave Mexico a penalty. Joel Gaona looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Junior Zoff. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chung Post, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Junior Zoff made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Macchia in the 80th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Junior Zoff didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Pasquale Gervais received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Remond Oosterveld hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. With a little luck, KARA ☪ KARTAL's Junior Zoff got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.