Challenge

Galants Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Tasso in the 2nd minute of the match. Ligeiro F.C's Hamílton Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 6th minute of play. Mexico's Joel Gaona was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hamílton Chaves in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Hamílton Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 9th minute of play. Elói Barreto scored 1-0 in the 12th 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. In the 15th minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Hamílton Chaves. Ligeiro F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 20th minute of play forced Ligeiro F.C's goalkeeper Hamílton Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamílton Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Joel Gaona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hamílton Chaves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 35th minute of play forced Ligeiro F.C's goalkeeper Hamílton Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute Elói Barreto 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. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Mexico 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 Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adelino Ramalho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elói Barreto in the 51st minute of play. Hamílton Chaves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 53rd minute. Facundo Cadaval succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 53rd playminute. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 59 minutes into the match, Ligeiro F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Hamílton Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adelino Ramalho during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mexico made a substitution. Jonathan Atenas replaced Luca Rouco. After a rather tough play, Ligeiro F.C's Adelino Ramalho got a free kick in the 65th minute. A collision led to Ligeiro F.C getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Chico Souto hit a great ball. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Hamílton Chaves made a huge save. In the 75th minute, Lautaro Mancebo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hamílton Chaves was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Hamílton Chaves made a huge save. Ligeiro F.C's Sandro Paulista was substituted for Adelino Ramalho. Ligeiro F.C's Alessandro Costa was substituted for Elói Barreto. Bernardo Amorim hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamílton Chaves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 91 played minutes Ligeiro F.C got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Trancoso. When Lautaro Mancebo came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Mexico 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 Lautaro Mancebo couldn't finish the play. Hamílton Chaves didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 92nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-4. The Ligeiro F.C fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.