Challenge

Kings Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Elvio Blanco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvio Blanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Johan Wall. No Limit FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Mancebo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dante Lacasa was a little too slow when Elvio Blanco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-1. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nick Stark in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute Urtzi Terme 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. 14 minutes into the match, No Limit FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Johan Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Johan Wall having to make a save. Luca Zorita scored 1-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johan Wall, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Johan Wall. Johan Wall dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Johan Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Gaona scored 1-4 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johan Wall, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urtzi Terme in the 43rd 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 brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elvio Blanco in the 45th minute of the match. Nick Stark'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. After the first half Mexico were leading 2-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Elvio Blanco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The No Limit FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. If Andrey Aksenyushkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 58 minutes, Urtzi Terme made it 4-4 with a short kick to the right side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick Stark in the 63rd minute of play. Felix Luque's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Johan Wall read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. After 68 minutes No Limit FC'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. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Johan Wall quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, No Limit FC's Thomas Håkansson got a free kick in the 71st minute. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 74th 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 Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Johan Wall threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to No Limit FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Sonic Speed hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Urtzi Terme came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, No Limit FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Johan Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute Urtzi Terme 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urtzi Terme in the 95th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johan Wall having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Mexico had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.