Challenge

Estádio Camboriu
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Gaona made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Augusto Quintal was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 6th minute of play forced Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Macos Graciani made in the 8th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Joel Gaona however managed to control. The supporters of Várzea F.C. booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Luque didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. 13 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Jude Monkhouse came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Augusto Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jude Monkhouse came free with the goalkeeper in the 21st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Lacasa could save by the left post. Jude Monkhouse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Jude Monkhouse tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 28th minute of play forced Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Augusto Quintal 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 28th minute. Carlos Augusto Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Augusto Quintal was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. 35 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Carlos Augusto Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Monkhouse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 41st minute of play forced Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Macos Graciani kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Carlos Augusto Quintal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 51st minute. With a little luck, Várzea F.C.'s Carlos Augusto Quintal got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Várzea F.C.'s Carlos Augusto Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 61st minute of play. The throw-in from Luca Rouco in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Várzea F.C.'s Delmiro Licerio. Carlos Augusto Quintal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 66th minute. Carlos Augusto Quintal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Zorita in the 70th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Jude Monkhouse managed to get in a good position for a shot. Várzea F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Jude Monkhouse was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dante Lacasa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the game, Luiz Eduardo Alcântara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Várzea F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. In the 74th minute, Luiz Eduardo Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Várzea F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Carlos Augusto Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Várzea F.C.'s zone, Luca Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Augusto Quintal came out of the goal and Luca Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. During the 82nd minute of the match Luiz Eduardo Alcântara completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Luiz Eduardo Alcântara a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 82nd match minute, Várzea F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Eduardo Alcântara to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Carlos Augusto Quintal in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Várzea F.C.'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Alberto Tafalla 95 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Várzea F.C..