Challenge

Village of Gold
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 6thth minute of the game Jeremias Fontes 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. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Vidal having to interfere. Renato Vidal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 12th minute of the match. Jeremias Fontes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Lacasa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mexico fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! After 21 minutes of play, ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's Chicão de Toledo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Renato Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Régis Madureira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Régis Madureira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Régis Madureira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Vidal having to interfere. After 40 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Cazalla. 44 minutes into the match, ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Renato Vidal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Régis Madureira made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's Régis Madureira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 58 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Renato Vidal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lorenzo Cazalla got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. Renato Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Alberto Tafalla could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Renato Vidal however easily saved by the left post. Renato Vidal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 74th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Renato Vidal came out of the goal and Alberto Tafalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ made a substitution. Eustaquio Marques replaced Régis Madureira. ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's Edu Neto was substituted for Cui Bin Yang. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 85th minute of play forced ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's goalkeeper Renato Vidal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Renato Vidal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 94 minutes of play, ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ's Jeremias Fontes made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! ცơყʂ ɠơƖɖ ʂ.ƈ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mexico for a fine match.