Challenge

Anderlecht Republic
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute Baumar Ontanilla 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. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Serbülent Baysan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Serbülent Baysan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Anderlecht Huachipato's goalkeeper Serbülent Baysan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Serbülent Baysan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 18th 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. After some careless play in the FC Anderlecht Huachipato defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serbülent Baysan. The FC Anderlecht Huachipato fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serbülent Baysan should have stopped the shot. 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 29th minute. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Luca Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Serbülent Baysan quite easily take care of the ball. When Mexico's Joel Gaona in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Anderlecht Huachipato's goalie prevented a goal. Serbülent Baysan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baumar Ontanilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Facundo Cadaval hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 49th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Anderlecht Huachipato's Vitaliy Fedchenko. But to his dismay, Vitaliy Fedchenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. The FC Anderlecht Huachipato players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 2-3.

The wind increased when Victorino Peake made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serbülent Baysan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Serbülent Baysan 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 56th minute. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Anderlecht Huachipato's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Mexico's Joel Gaona to fire away a dangerous shot which Serbülent Baysan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Anderlecht Huachipato's goalkeeper Serbülent Baysan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Luca Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Serbülent Baysan. That made the score 2-4 after 60 minutes of play. In the 64th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serbülent Baysan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 64 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serbülent Baysan was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Anderlecht Huachipato's Felix Txilar was substituted for Maximino Astudillo. FC Anderlecht Huachipato made a substitution. Alexandrino Gameiro replaced Baumar Ontanilla. Serbülent Baysan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 69th minute of the match. FC Anderlecht Huachipato's Serbülent Baysan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Anderlecht Huachipato from getting a goal against them. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorino Peake in the 74th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the game, Stojan Krhan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Anderlecht Huachipato's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. 90 minutes into the game, FC Anderlecht Huachipato's Victorino Peake 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, 3-5. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Serbülent Baysan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Mexico players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.