Challenge

ALFORNELOS ARENA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bóas Bolas took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dário Veríssimo was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Vinícius Junior tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 9th minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of Dário Veríssimo. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vinícius Junior got free with Dante Lacasa in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 13 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Dário Veríssimo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Dário Veríssimo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dário Veríssimo 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 22nd minute. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vinícius Junior in the 24th minute. Dário Veríssimo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 25th minute of play. Dário Veríssimo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário Veríssimo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Gaona to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Frederico Salazar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Frederico Salazar came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Salazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Dário Veríssimo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 41 minutes into the game, when Macos Graciani put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mexico fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederico Salazar in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Dário Veríssimo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lautaro Mancebo to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tafalla. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bóas Bolas in the 53rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Dário Veríssimo in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute Frederico Salazar 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. A collision led to ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Frederico Salazar hit a great ball. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bóas Bolas went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 66 minutes into the match, Vinícius Junior notched a goal, 3-1, 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. Dário Veríssimo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 69th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalkeeper Dário Veríssimo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 72nd minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário Veríssimo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Dário Veríssimo made a huge save. When Vinícius Junior came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC 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 Vinícius Junior couldn't finish the play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederico Salazar in the 84th minute of play. Dário Veríssimo made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lautaro Mancebo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredo Jordão kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Dário Veríssimo in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Fazıl Korkutalp broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mexico players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC.