Challenge

Miguel de los Andes
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ruy Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 4th minute of the match. Ruy Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 7th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fortunato Froněk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruy Montenegro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Gernando Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Ruy Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruy Montenegro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto Tafalla's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruy Montenegro was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Ruy Montenegro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Amadeu do Nascimento tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 36 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Amadeu do Nascimento who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Gernando Azevedo 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. After having played for 46 minutes, Amadeu do Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amadeu do Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gernando Azevedo was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ruy Montenegro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After having played for 54 minutes, Gernando Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gernando Azevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 56 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Gernando Azevedo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Ruy Montenegro got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Amadeu do Nascimento scored 2-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Ruy Montenegro got control of the ball when Facundo Cadaval tried to sneak it across the goal line. Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Arjen Robben was substituted for Hayrullah Özgun. In the 85th minute of the match Los Andes FC - FSCMZ got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arjen Robben ran over to the corner to take the kick. Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Ruy Montenegro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Los Andes FC - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. After having played for 87 minutes, Amadeu do Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amadeu do Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gernando Azevedo in the 91st minute of the match. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gernando Azevedo's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute of the match Los Andes FC - FSCMZ got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arjen Robben ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.