Challenge

Carnegie Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Alberto Tafalla hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves 张晨奕 could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Dante Lacasa however easily saved by the left post. In the 8th match minute, Kashima Antlers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nasreddine Zarabi to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Edmond Azzizi-Kettab came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fawzi Ramdane came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Luca Zorita. But to his dismay, Luca Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fawzi Ramdane. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 17th minute, Luca Rouco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moulay Faudel got free with Dante Lacasa in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 张晨奕's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Dante Lacasa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 29 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 31st minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fawzi Ramdane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rdth minute of the game Alberto Tafalla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kashima Antlers's Fawzi Ramdane was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmond Azzizi-Kettab, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Moulay Faudel tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 45th minute. Fawzi Ramdane didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Moulay Faudel made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, 张晨奕 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and 张晨奕 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Mexico's Joel Gaona in the 63rd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Fawzi Ramdane was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Kashima Antlers through an amazing save. 70 minutes into the match, Kashima Antlers's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Zorita came free, but Fawzi Ramdane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moulay Faudel in the 72nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Ali El-Hadi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute there was a penalty for Mexico. Joel Gaona stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fawzi Ramdane. 0-4. Kashima Antlers's Fawzi Ramdane proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Kashima Antlers from getting a goal against them. 83 minutes into the match, Kashima Antlers's goalkeeper Fawzi Ramdane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 84th 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. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moulay Faudel in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute of the match, Luca Zorita tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fawzi Ramdane saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moulay Faudel, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kashima Antlers.