Challenge

ALFORNELOS ARENA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Dário Veríssimo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 2nd minute of play. After 4 played minutes ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Vinícius Junior stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Dante Lacasa stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Mexico of the goal. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Vinícius Junior sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bóas Bolas in the 11th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. Frederico Salazar hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Lautaro Mancebo scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dário Veríssimo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 26th minute Bóas Bolas 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 29th minute of play forced ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's goalkeeper Dário Veríssimo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 32 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 was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dário Veríssimo was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mexico fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! Mexico:s Dante Lacasa showed great skill when he stopped Bóas Bolas:s penalty. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bóas Bolas to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bóas Bolas in the 51st minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário Veríssimo having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vinícius Junior in the 55th minute of play. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Dário Veríssimo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 59 minutes, Bóas Bolas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bóas Bolas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinícius Junior in the 61st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Lautaro Mancebo could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Dário Veríssimo however easily saved by the left post. 66 minutes into the match, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dário Veríssimo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Bóas Bolas 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 2-1. In the 85th minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Dário Veríssimo. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Dário Veríssimo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ALF⚽RNEL⚽S FC's Frederico Salazar got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dário Veríssimo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bóas Bolas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.