Challenge

Evergreen Park
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Hexo Utd's Paulius Rožėnas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Max Limont. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 6th 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. The Hexo Utd fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Hexo Utd's Adolfo Brandão looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 11th match minute, Hexo Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Datcu to maneuver through the defense. Max Limont showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 12th minute of the match. Hexo Utd's Max Limont played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 14th minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulius Rožėnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Adolfo Brandão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adolfo Brandão got free with Dante Lacasa in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Max Limont saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Adolfo Brandão sent off a good shot on target. After 31 minutes of play, Mexico's Joel Gaona made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Max Limont was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute Paulius Rožėnas 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. Max Limont 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 36th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Hexo Utd's Max Limont. Max Limont was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulius Rožėnas got free with Dante Lacasa in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Max Limont 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 40th minute. Hexo Utd's Max Limont played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 42nd minute of play. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Paulius Rožėnas sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Paulius Rožėnas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paulius Rožėnas really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Hexo Utd made a substitution. Vytautas Baikštys replaced Adolfo Brandão. In the 53rd minute of the match Hexo Utd got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mar Cheze ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hexo Utd's Mar Cheze was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Lacasa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Through an outstanding action, after 57 minutes, Max Limont successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mar Cheze in the 58th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the game, Paulius Rožėnas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Dante Lacasa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 64 minutes, Gražvydas Drąsutis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hexo Utd and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mexico booed when Hexo Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gražvydas Drąsutis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Alberto Tafalla could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Max Limont however easily saved by the left post. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hexo Utd'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 to Mexico's Luca Zorita getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Max Limont read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Mar Cheze came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Max Limont showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 74th minute of the match. In the 77thth minute of the game Mar Cheze who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hexo Utd's Miglius Simonaitis was substituted for Vilmantas Kalinauskas. Hexo Utd made a substitution. Jacek Bara replaced Anders Stenström. Mar Cheze took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Max Limont having to interfere.