Challenge

Estádio Figueiredo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Aloísio da Costa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dé Andrade 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 3rd minute. 7 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dé Andrade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dé Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 17th minute of play. Dé Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dé Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 25th minute of play forced Ique Football Club's goalkeeper Dé Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dé Andrade. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Tafalla ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ique Football Club's goalkeeper Dé Andrade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dé Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Aloísio da Costa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Facundo Cadaval hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th 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. Dé Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 47th minute of play forced Ique Football Club's goalkeeper Dé Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Joel Gaona made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Dé Andrade in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mexico's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Gaona in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute of the match, Lautaro Mancebo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dé Andrade was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 58 minutes into the match, Ique Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Dé Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Ique Football Club's Dé Andrade got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dé Andrade was a little too slow when Joel Gaona got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 0-3. Ique Football Club's Yaseen Bo Hamad was substituted for Aloísio da Costa. Ique Football Club's Denílson Paulista was substituted for Paulo José. After having played for 71 minutes, Honrio Carretero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ique Football Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Honrio Carretero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Dé Andrade threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ique Football Club's Dé Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Ique Football Club from getting a goal against them. When Mexico's Joel Gaona in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ique Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. 85 minutes into the match, Honrio Carretero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Honrio Carretero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 89 minutes into the match, Luca Zorita dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dé Andrade, 1-4. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaseen Bo Hamad in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over Mexico could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ique Football Club throughout the match.