Challenge

Arena Danone
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Gernando Proença 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 Gernando Proença was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpected shot in the 7th minute by Enéas Carneiro got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Dário Mesquita tried to sneak it across the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Danone CC's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Isaltino Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radu Podgoreanu in the 18th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Danone CC were awarded a corner. Gernando Proença went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 23rd minute of play forced Danone CC's goalkeeper Isaltino Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaltino Couto 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 25th minute. In the 29th minute, Alberto Tafalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isaltino Couto was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Danone CC's goalkeeper Isaltino Couto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 36th minute of play forced Danone CC's goalkeeper Isaltino Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danone CC's Isaltino Couto 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. Isaltino Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 42nd minute of play. Isaltino Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 44th minute of the match. 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.

If Enéas Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isaltino Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute of play. Danone CC's Isaltino Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 55th minute of play. Lorenzo Cazalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Isaltino Couto made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dário Mesquita in the 63rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaltino Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel McQuarrie, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 69th minute of play forced Danone CC's goalkeeper Isaltino Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luca Zorita received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isaltino Couto came out and tried to block the shot, but Luca Zorita slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 71st minute. Isaltino Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Rouco in the 74th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Danone CC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Isaltino Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gernando Proença's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. After 88 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isaltino Couto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Danone CC made a substitution. Cauã Toledo replaced Albert Vulpe. Danone CC's Oséas Chaves was substituted for Geovanni de Alcântara.