Challenge

Von Heisenberg Arena
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ankaios Garofalis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Gebrüdersdorfer SV's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Stanislaw Tyszka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 9th minute of play forced Gebrüdersdorfer SV's goalkeeper Stanislaw Tyszka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 played minutes Gebrüdersdorfer SV got a freekick which was hit by Dejan Attard. 12 minutes into the match, Luca Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stanislaw Tyszka. Gebrüdersdorfer SV's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Gebrüdersdorfer SV's Bernard Hernandez quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Macos Graciani, made in the 17th minute of the game. Stanislaw Tyszka 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 20th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Txanton got free with Dante Lacasa in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Leandro Txanton sent off a good shot on target. Leandro Txanton kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Gebrüdersdorfer SV's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 36th minute. Leandro Txanton made a great header on Gebrüdersdorfer SV's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. Gebrüdersdorfer SV's Ankaios Garofalis got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel Mesías, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 52nd minute of play forced Gebrüdersdorfer SV's goalkeeper Stanislaw Tyszka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans Hagen kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Joel Gaona's shot from long distance in the 56th minute was not bad at all, but Gebrüdersdorfer SV's Stanislaw Tyszka knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. After 56 minutes of play Gebrüdersdorfer SV's Leandro Txanton was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Leandro Txanton hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 64th minute Ankaios Garofalis 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. In the 65th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanislaw Tyszka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Gebrüdersdorfer SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camillo Di Pietro to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xavier Seco in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stanislaw Tyszka saved Gebrüdersdorfer SV from getting behind. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ankaios Garofalis in the 71st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Gebrüdersdorfer SV's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanislaw Tyszka came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stanislaw Tyszka didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.