Challenge

Laranjeiras
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. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 3rd minute of play forced Spanta Praga's goalkeeper Davi Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davi Paraense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Davi Paraense was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 11th minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davi Paraense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Davi Paraense came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Alberto Tafalla. But to his dismay, Alberto Tafalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 16th minute of play forced Spanta Praga's goalkeeper Davi Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Mexico's Alberto Tafalla in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spanta Praga's goalie prevented a goal. After 30 played minutes Spanta Praga got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Ceresso. After some careless play in the Spanta Praga defense, Joel Gaona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Davi Paraense. The Spanta Praga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Davi Paraense should have stopped the shot. Spanta Praga's Davi Paraense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 36th minute of play. Davi Paraense 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 came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Spanta Praga's Sharizan Soon. But to his dismay, Sharizan Soon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 42nd minute, Sharizan Soon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Agnaldo da Mata's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Agnaldo da Mata helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Spanta Praga getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Agnaldo da Mata hit a great ball. After 47 minutes, Luca Rouco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the Spanta Praga players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 47th minute. In the 48th minute of the match Sharizan Soon sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dante Lacasa skillfully saved the ball. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bruninho Zanette to strike the kick off in the second half. Spanta Praga's Davi Paraense proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Spanta Praga from getting a goal against them. Davi Paraense was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Luca Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luca Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Davi Paraense however easily saved by the left post. 69 minutes into the match, Spanta Praga's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Davi Paraense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edinho Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Davi Paraense was a little too slow when Alberto Tafalla got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 2-4. Spanta Praga's Davi Paraense proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Spanta Praga from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Spanta Praga's zone, Joel Gaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Davi Paraense came out of the goal and Joel Gaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Spanta Praga made a substitution. Leandro de Souza replaced Agnaldo da Mata. In the 84th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Davi Paraense saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davi Paraense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Spanta Praga getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Arthur de Mendonça hit a great ball.