Challenge

Diepenbeek
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Reemy Van Gorpt in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dante Lacasa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 10th minute of play forced RWDM's goalkeeper Tony Vandenberge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, RWDM's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Tony Vandenberge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylvan Van der Willeghem in the 14th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sylvan Van der Willeghem who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Dante Lacasa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. RWDM's Sylvan Van der Willeghem was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 14th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 18th minute of play forced RWDM's goalkeeper Tony Vandenberge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 23rdth minute of the game Alberto Tafalla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RWDM's Tony Vandenberge was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lennert Van der Vloedt. In the 25th minute Sylvan Van der Willeghem 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. In the 30th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Vandenberge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, RWDM's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Tony Vandenberge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, RWDM's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Tony Vandenberge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With 43 minutes on the clock, Ritchie Kerkhofs commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 45th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Tony Vandenberge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tony Vandenberge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 54th minute of the match. Tony Vandenberge 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 61st minute. Tony Vandenberge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 65th minute. If Reemy Van Gorpt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. RWDM made a substitution. Manu De Mijer replaced Sylvan Van der Willeghem. Tony Vandenberge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reemy Van Gorpt in the 77th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reemy Van Gorpt in the 83rd minute of the match. Fre Schoovaerts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reemy Van Gorpt's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Tony Vandenberge was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Joel Gaona capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joel Gaona really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. In the 92nd minute, Lennert Van der Vloedt made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.