Challenge

Hell of the Saints
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Sebastian Guipuzkoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, Harvey The Hedgehog's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Sebastian Guipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kåre Låsberg hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Alex Orsi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Harvey The Hedgehog's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Guipuzkoa came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Harvey The Hedgehog's Sebastian Guipuzkoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 21st minute of play. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 22nd minute. The corner ended in Joel Gaona almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Harvey The Hedgehog's Sebastian Guipuzkoa did a great save. In the 26th minute Alex Orsi 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. Alex Orsi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of play forced Harvey The Hedgehog's goalkeeper Sebastian Guipuzkoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yane Topuzakov in the 39th minute of the match. Harvey The Hedgehog's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yane Topuzakov in the 40th minute. The corner led to Harvey The Hedgehog's Yuan Kun Jian getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. Sebastian Guipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 44th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. Sebastian Guipuzkoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52ndth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harvey The Hedgehog's Sebastian Guipuzkoa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Harvey The Hedgehog's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Sebastian Guipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the game, Harvey The Hedgehog's Alex Orsi 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, 1-1. After 61 minutes Harvey The Hedgehog's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Luca Rouco advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-2 in the 61st minute. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Sebastian Guipuzkoa made a huge save. Lautaro Mancebo struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Sebastian Guipuzkoa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. In the 73rd minute, Alex Orsi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harvey The Hedgehog fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Yane Topuzakov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Harvey The Hedgehog'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. Luca Zorita stood ready after the free kick and tried to head the ball into the goal, but got pushed from behind by one of Harvey The Hedgehog's defenders and the ball went out. Mexico appealed in vain for a penalty, the referee looked over at the linesman, but the flag stayed down. No Penalty. After a defensive mix-up in Harvey The Hedgehog's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Guipuzkoa came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the match, Yane Topuzakov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yane Topuzakov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Harvey The Hedgehog's Sebastian Guipuzkoa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Harvey The Hedgehog from getting a goal against them. Lautaro Mancebo kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 96thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Harvey The Hedgehog's keeper Sebastian Guipuzkoa was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged.