Challenge

Warsong Gulch
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Adam Ramachandran blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Ramachandran in the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Adam Ramachandran notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Hong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19thth minute of the game Gabriel Mathews who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 24th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Wilhelm Falkrantz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilhelm Falkrantz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 25th minute of play. Wilhelm Falkrantz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Falkrantz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Nagrand's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Wilhelm Falkrantz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Cazalla. 37 minutes into the match, Nagrand's Adam Hong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 44 minutes of play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilhelm Falkrantz was left in no man's land by his defense there! 47 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Nagrand's Wilhelm Falkrantz. Wilhelm Falkrantz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adam Ramachandran made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Mathews in the 53rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Mathews fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. In the 59th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Falkrantz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Ramachandran in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 64th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Wilhelm Falkrantz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 68th 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 Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. Through an outstanding action, after 71 minutes, Wilhelm Falkrantz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilhelm Falkrantz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nagrand's Wilhelm Falkrantz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Nagrand from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Nagrand getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Jenaro Luengo hit a great ball. Wilhelm Falkrantz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Adam Hong 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 Adam Hong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After having played for 82 minutes, Adam Ramachandran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nagrand's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adam Ramachandran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nagrand's Wilhelm Falkrantz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Zorita in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute, 王桦正 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute, Adam Hong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the game, Felix Siang was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nagrand's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. In the 91st match minute, Nagrand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Siang to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute Facundo Cadaval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Falkrantz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Gaona scored 2-3 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilhelm Falkrantz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mexico played a much better game than Nagrand and deserved their victory. The Nagrand players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.