Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, 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. With a little luck, Dolinka FK's Anders Gade got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 4 minutes into the game, Dolinka FK's Baltazar Moreira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erwin van den Brink in the 10th minute of the match. Lautaro Mancebo took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anders Gade. Anders Gade dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 17th minute. Anders Gade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 22nd minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltazar Moreira in the 23rd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Baltazar Moreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 28th minute Baltazar Moreira 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. The supporters of Mexico booed when Dolinka FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tang Liang Jian didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of play forced Dolinka FK's goalkeeper Anders Gade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 38 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Gaona got free with Anders Gade in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltazar Moreira in the 46th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Mexico players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Dolinka FK were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Erwin van den Brink made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Alberto Tafalla 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. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltazar Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erwin van den Brink got free with Dante Lacasa in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dolinka FK's goalkeeper Anders Gade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Anders Gade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 61st minute of the match. Erwin van den Brink's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dante Lacasa firmly grabbed it by the left post. 64 minutes into the game, Lautaro Mancebo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Anders Gade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Anders Gade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anders Gade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Erwin van den Brink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Dolinka FK made a substitution. Di Che replaced Baltazar Moreira. Dolinka FK's Pablo Domeka was substituted for Nasko Minovski. Anders Gade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 83rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Dolinka FK's Christopher Lundgren got a free kick in the 86th minute. Anders Gade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Facundo Cadaval fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Anders Gade quite easily take care of the ball. After 91 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Macos Graciani. After having played for 92 minutes, Di Che managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dolinka FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Di Che was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Macos Graciani made in the 95th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Dolinka FK's Štefan Fecko. Dolinka FK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.