Challenge

Stadius
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shota Stopa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 4th minute of the match. In the 6th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shota Stopa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Vanderhaege got free with Dante Lacasa in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shota Stopa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wart Goegebeur in the 18th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Vanderhaege got free with Dante Lacasa in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Shota Stopa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute, Pezerik's Wart Goegebeur ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Fred Vanderhaege could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 30th minute of play forced Pezerik's goalkeeper Shota Stopa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wart Goegebeur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute Gustaaf Van Dyck 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. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Van Dyck, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 46 played minutes Pezerik got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Roeckeloes. Jelle Temmerman hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gustaaf Van Dyck was the one to do the kick off. After 54 minutes Pezerik'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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Macos Graciani fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Shota Stopa quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Luca Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shota Stopa was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 57th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Shota Stopa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wart Goegebeur in the 67th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Joel Gaona 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. In the 80th minute Fred Vanderhaege 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. 81 minutes into the match, Pezerik's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Shota Stopa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 89th minute.