Challenge

Luzim
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Lucas Zarco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Lucas Zarco tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Lisboa in the 5th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 6th minute of play forced SC Luzim's goalkeeper Nicolas Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Poças came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Poças came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Luzim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vítor Bettencourt in the 14th minute. Vítor Bettencourt made a great header on SC Luzim's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomás Lisboa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dante Lacasa. That made the score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. Nicolas Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 19th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Luzim's zone, Alberto Tafalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Neto 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. Nicolas Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 22nd minute of the match. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. If Renato Ferrão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Poças, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Poças in the 27th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolas Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 33rd minute Renato Ferrão 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 35th minute of play forced SC Luzim's goalkeeper Nicolas Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute of the match, Renato Ferrão got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dante Lacasa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Luca Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nicolas Neto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. SC Luzim's Nicolas Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 52nd minute of play. After 54 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the SC Luzim players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Poças in the 56th minute of the match. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Facundo Cadaval got free with Nicolas Neto in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Neto having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renato Ferrão, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After a rather tough play, SC Luzim's Caetano Cruz got a free kick in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renato Ferrão in the 67th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Poças in the 70th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolas Neto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alberto Tafalla's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nicolas Neto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th match minute, SC Luzim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Nicolas Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 85 minutes of play, SC Luzim's Salvador Poças made it 2-0 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! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Albuquerque in the 87th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Rouco to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute SC Luzim were awarded a corner. Vítor Bettencourt went to the cornerflag to take it. Vítor Bettencourt made a great header on SC Luzim's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. SC Luzim were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mexico for a fine match.