Challenge

MEC
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Alessandro do Valle made the kick off and thus started the match. 9 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro do Valle. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vágner Porto in the 10th 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 Alberto Tafalla in the 13th minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Zézinho Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 14th minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Zézinho Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zézinho Simões narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zézinho Simões 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 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Curt Montes. Zézinho Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 27th minute of play. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curt Montes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 33rd minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Zézinho Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MarquinhosEC's Zézinho Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 34th minute of play. MarquinhosEC's Zézinho Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 36th minute of play. Zézinho Simões didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luca Zorita went, in the 49th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. Macos Graciani hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Lautaro Mancebo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. MarquinhosEC made a substitution. Rubinho Valle replaced Esteve Quinto. MarquinhosEC's Perivaldo Guimarães was substituted for Curt Montes. After a defensive mix-up in MarquinhosEC's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zézinho Simões came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Zézinho Simões in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 74th minute Inácio Freitas 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. MarquinhosEC's Zézinho Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zézinho Simões made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Simões having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Alberto Tafalla got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Macos Graciani hit a great ball. When MarquinhosEC's Inácio Freitas in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. In the 98th match minute, MarquinhosEC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florin Susara to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 99 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mexico played a much better game than MarquinhosEC and deserved their victory. The MarquinhosEC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.