Challenge

Стадион Ице Кочанко
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Gaona kicked off to start the match. Iona Lightfoot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 8th minute of play. After 13 played minutes KARAORMAN got a freekick which was hit by Dalibor Stefanovski. When Luca Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 15th 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 Luca Zorita couldn't finish the play. 26 minutes into the match, Dalibor Stefanovski 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 Dalibor Stefanovski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 29th minute of play forced KARAORMAN's goalkeeper Iona Lightfoot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Benzema came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Iona Lightfoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iona Lightfoot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karim Benzema to make the kick off. KARAORMAN's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Joel Gaona scored to the left of an out of position Iona Lightfoot, making the score, 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st 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. Iona Lightfoot breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iona Lightfoot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 70 minutes into the match, KARAORMAN's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Iona Lightfoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iona Lightfoot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 72ndth minute of the game Facundo Cadaval who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KARAORMAN's Iona Lightfoot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Silban, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Facundo Cadaval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 79 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iona Lightfoot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hipolito Misael in the 80th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Iona Lightfoot in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute, Alberto Tafalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Iona Lightfoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 91st minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Benzema in the 95th minute of the match. In the 96thth minute of the game Joel Gaona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KARAORMAN's Iona Lightfoot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Mexico players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.