Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Gaona got the match started through his kick off. Ludo Vanden Bossche 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 3rd minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 16th minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willem-Jan Grootjans, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 27th minute of the match. With his leg Ludo Vanden Bossche managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Mexico's Alberto Tafalla fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdi Mehmet Rakim's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. 36 minutes into the match, The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after The Everett Hawks's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche did a great save. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 39th minute of the match. Ludo Vanden Bossche made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 41st minute. In the 45th minute, Mexico's Joel Gaona dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Philippe-Arnaud Heremans came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Zorita in the 60th minute of the match. Ludo Vanden Bossche didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Everett Hawks's Luke Van Bostraeten was substituted for Willem-Jan Grootjans. After 77 played minutes The Everett Hawks got a freekick which was hit by Abdi Mehmet Rakim. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Van Aghten in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Andy Van Aghten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Luca Zorita hit a great ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.