Challenge

Stadium of Bludovice
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. 4 minutes into the game, Jiří Talaš was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bludovice's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. After 4 played minutes Bludovice got a freekick which was hit by Jiří Talaš. After 5 played minutes, Mexico's Joel Gaona shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pavel Bezdíček came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mexico reached it. In the 8th minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Pavel Bezdíček. Bludovice's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 11 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pavel Bezdíček was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Martinelli in the 14th minute. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robert Awizo's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. After some careless play in the Bludovice defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavel Bezdíček. The Bludovice fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavel Bezdíček should have stopped the shot. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Alberto Tafalla sped through Bludovice's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pavel Bezdíček. 29 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Awizo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 31st minute by Frichoso Gallerreta got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Miloš Motal kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Bludovice's Pavel Bezdíček played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Patrik Kašík came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanislav Laštovka hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Luca Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavel Bezdíček breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. František König hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

Bludovice's Pavel Bezdíček played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 52nd minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Luca Zorita notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Bludovice's Pavel Bezdíček. Pavel Bezdíček was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bludovice's Martin Ødegård was substituted for Jiří Lipenský. Bludovice's Jaroslav Řípa was substituted for Jiří Talaš. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Kašík in the 64th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Pavel Bezdíček in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 65th minute, Lautaro Mancebo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pavel Bezdíček. The goal made the score 0-6. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla got a free kick in the 69th minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Kašík, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Joel Gaona kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pavel Bezdíček firmly grabbed it by the left post. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Awizo in the 86th minute of play. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Pavel Bezdíček threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luca Zorita, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Awizo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bludovice.