Challenge

Arena Xapadão
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jacinto Paraíba got the match started through his kick off. Tiaguinho da Cunha 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 Flávio Matos in the 7th minute of the match. Tiaguinho da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 10th minute of the match. Joel Gaona might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tiaguinho da Cunha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joel Gaona ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Bernardo Soares tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th minute Xapetuba Futebol Clube were awarded a corner. Danilo Dionísio went to the cornerflag to take it. Dante Lacasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victor Tróia's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Tiaguinho da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiaguinho da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 24th minute of the match. Tiaguinho da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 25th minute of the match. Tiaguinho da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Xapetuba Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tiaguinho da Cunha quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 34th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Jacinto Paraíba 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 Jacinto Paraíba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 43rd minute Adriano Rodrigues 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. In the 43rd match minute, Xapetuba Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Soares to maneuver through the defense. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Tiaguinho da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. The supporters of Mexico booed when Xapetuba Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarbas da Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiaguinho da Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Gaona in the 51st minute. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Tiaguinho da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacinto Paraíba went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Xapetuba Futebol Clube made a substitution. Patrick Neiva replaced Jacinto Paraíba. After 62 played minutes Xapetuba Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Victor Tróia. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Joel Gaona 65 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. Tiaguinho da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Matos in the 74th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Flávio Matos 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. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tiaguinho da Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Patrick Neiva. But to his dismay, Patrick Neiva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. 88 minutes into the game, Alberto Tafalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Tiaguinho da Cunha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Tiaguinho da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Tiaguinho da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Mexico players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.