Challenge

Cningachkuck Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Damyan Kotevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damyan Kotevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Последният мохикан's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Damyan Kotevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 9th minute of play forced Последният мохикан's goalkeeper Damyan Kotevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Alberto Tafalla made a precise shot to the right of Damyan Kotevski. Последният мохикан's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some careless play in the Последният мохикан defense, Lautaro Mancebo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damyan Kotevski. The Последният мохикан fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damyan Kotevski should have stopped the shot. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miro Bezhanski in the 18th minute of the match. In the 21st match minute, Последният мохикан was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Buhov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miro Bezhanski in the 23rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led Последният мохикан's Ikonom Gerginov to fire away a dangerous shot which Dante Lacasa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Miro Bezhanski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dante Lacasa. That made the score 2-2 in the 26 minute of play. Damyan Kotevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 30th minute of the match. Последният мохикан's Damyan Kotevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 35th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafim Buhov during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Последният мохикан getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Serafim Buhov hit a great ball. Damyan Kotevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 47th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Joel Gaona hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damyan Kotevski having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Последният мохикан's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Damyan Kotevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Damyan Kotevski however easily saved by the left post. In the 71st minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Последният мохикан'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 ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Последният мохикан's Damyan Kotevski did a great save. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Последният мохикан's Damyan Kotevski did a great save. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Последният мохикан's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Damyan Kotevski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lorenzo Cazalla during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, Последният мохикан's Ikonom Gerginov broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Damyan Kotevski firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 81 minutes, Borislav Drenkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Последният мохикан and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Последният мохикан getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Borislav Drenkov hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Alberto Tafalla kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Damyan Kotevski. That made the score 2-3 in the 83 minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miro Bezhanski in the 86th minute of the match. Damyan Kotevski was a little too slow when Facundo Cadaval got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 2-4. The Последният мохикан fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.