Challenge

Redbourn Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. In the 3rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiz Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afiz Teo having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hidayat Peng in the 5th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Hidayat Peng came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afiz Teo 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 17th minute. In the 21st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiz Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Luca Zorita 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. Afiz Teo 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 25th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Luca Zorita notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo. Afiz Teo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afiz Teo having to interfere. Dante Lacasa didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 34th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. Afiz Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 39th minute of the match. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 42nd 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. 44 minutes into the game, Didi Teo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dante Lacasa. Didi Teo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. 47 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo. Afiz Teo 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 2-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victor Chan to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Chan 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. With 53 minutes on the clock, Luca Rouco commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 53 minutes into the game, one of Mexico:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th match minute, Redbourn AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Ching to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute Victor Chan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 60th 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. 65 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo. Afiz Teo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Redbourn AFC's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afiz Teo came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Afiz Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led to Mexico's Felix Luque getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Didi Teo in the 72nd minute of play. Afiz Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 79th minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afiz Teo 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 81st minute. Lautaro Mancebo in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Afiz Teo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Didi Teo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Redbourn AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Afiz Teo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Farhan Ching fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Redbourn AFC's protests and gave Farhan Ching a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mexico booed when Redbourn AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Farhan Ching didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victor Ching hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.