Challenge

Paradise Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. 10 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ollie McAlpin. 12 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Peep Teraväe. In the 14th minute Tolek Dankowski 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. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolek Dankowski in the 14th minute of play. Ollie McAlpin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Dante Lacasa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peep Teraväe in the 21st minute. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Onur Ilgın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. After a defensive mix-up in Paradise FC's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Onur Ilgın came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Peep Teraväe tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 38th minute, Ollie McAlpin made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 41 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Peep Teraväe. Paradise FC were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Mexico's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Otto Duke took the corner. Paradise FC's Otto Duke was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ollie McAlpin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Onur Ilgın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peep Teraväe 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. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tolek Dankowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peep Teraväe in the 57th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Otto Duke who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Otto Duke heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 70 played minutes Paradise FC got a freekick which was hit by Ronald Weller. Paradise FC's Bernard Skaradoski was substituted for Ollie McAlpin. After 71 played minutes Paradise FC got a freekick which was hit by Ronald Weller. After a defensive mix-up in Paradise FC's zone, Luca Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Onur Ilgın came out of the goal and Luca Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernard Skaradoski in the 78th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolek Dankowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Paradise FC's Moises Sizemore got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88th match minute, Paradise FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maksymilian Jucha to maneuver through the defense. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernard Skaradoski took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Paradise FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.