Challenge

Vila Mimosa Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cecilio Fliz started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Fábio Messias 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. Iwan Banaszak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 8th minute of play. Dante Lacasa was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Fábio Messias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fábio Messias really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Iwan Banaszak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Aníbal Cerezo. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Banaszak having to interfere. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cecilio Fliz got free with Dante Lacasa in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iwan Banaszak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 32nd minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hernani Capixaba. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Banaszak having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Iwan Banaszak. Iwan Banaszak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iwan Banaszak 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 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fábio Messias in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Lacasa saved Mexico from getting behind. In the 56th minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fábio Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Damian Diegotxe was substituted for Hernani Capixaba. £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Roberto Dinamite was substituted for Dário Barral. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Diegotxe in the 67th minute of the match. Iwan Banaszak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 71st minute of play. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Damian Diegotxe. But to his dismay, Damian Diegotxe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Iwan Banaszak successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Diegotxe in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Dinamite in the 82nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Joel Gaona left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Dante Lacasa didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Roberto Dinamite shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 90 minutes into the match, Damian Diegotxe notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.