Challenge

Arena do Urubu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Motta Futebol Clube's Válbson de Alcântara started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aírton de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 4 minutes Motta Futebol Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Motta Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner led to Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Motta Futebol Clube's Aírton de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 7th minute of play. Facundo Cadaval hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, Motta Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Aírton de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Motta Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Mexico's Alberto Tafalla getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Aírton de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 12th minute of play. Aírton de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Motta Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Freddie Vennerberg hit a great ball. Dudu Hermes hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Yuri Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 23rd minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Aírton de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artur Sabóia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 28th minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Aírton de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Motta Futebol Clube's Aírton de Lima. Aírton de Lima was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Artur Sabóia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Aírton de Lima 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 38th minute. Aírton de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Motta Futebol Clube's Aírton de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 46th minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Aírton de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aírton de Lima didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 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.

Aírton de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Sabóia in the 56th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Motta Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Cadaval came free, but Aírton de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 58th minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Aírton de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 60th minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Aírton de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Facundo Cadavals short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Aírton de Lima to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 63rd minute, Artur Sabóia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Sabóia in the 67th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Aírton de Lima however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Aírton de Lima in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Mexico booed when Motta Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuri Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Motta Futebol Clube made a substitution. Luizão Domingues replaced Freddie Vennerberg. A collision led to Motta Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Yuri Carneiro hit a great ball. After having played for 76 minutes, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Gaona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Aírton de Lima in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Sabóia in the 78th minute of the match. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Válbson de Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Mexico booed when Motta Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otávio Maranhense didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mexico's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.