Challenge

JLM Zunni Club
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcus-Vinícius Berg took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Joel Gaona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Aki Pego was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus-Vinícius Berg 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. Aki Pego 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 11th minute. In the 13th match minute, Magen David was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honi Dobrowolski to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Aki Pego. Magen David's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of play forced Magen David's goalkeeper Aki Pego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 38 minutes, Marcus-Vinícius Berg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Magen David's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcus-Vinícius Berg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcus-Vinícius Berg took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. When Mexico's Alberto Tafalla in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Magen David's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Alberto Tafalla put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Aki Pego. Magen David made a substitution. Mariuss Cernītis replaced Xano Maaholm. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Boyde Bleazard kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. 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 Aki Pego. The goal made the score 1-5. 57 minutes into the game, Jedaiah Sakhai cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Magen David's Aki Pego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Magen David from getting a goal against them. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Aki Pego made a huge save. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Magen David'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. In the 67th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Facundo Cadaval to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 71st minute. Boyde Bleazard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute, Joel Gaona 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. Magen David's Aki Pego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Magen David from getting a goal against them. Aki Pego 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 89th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Leonardo Leoz in the 93rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Magen David's Dekel Glas. Boyde Bleazard struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Dante Lacasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Magen David. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Facundo Cadaval hit a great ball. When Jedaiah Sakhai came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Magen David 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 Jedaiah Sakhai couldn't finish the play.