Challenge

ATHENAS ESTADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Groll, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. After 4 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Felix Luque. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Soeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Lu Xing Song could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Umberto Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lautaro Mancebo went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Pégasus F. C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 16th minute of play forced Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Lautaro Mancebo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Umberto Cunha having to make a save. 24 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Xande Sharkin came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Umberto Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Gilberto Soeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Luca Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lu Xing Song came free with the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Lacasa could save by the left post. In the 38th minute, Alberto Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mexico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Umberto Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 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. In the 52nd minute of the match, Facundo Cadaval got a very nice opportunity to score, but Umberto Cunha was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Pégasus F. C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. The corner led Mexico's Facundo Cadaval to fire away a dangerous shot which Umberto Cunha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Umberto Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 57th minute of the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Groll in the 58th minute of play. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Kurt Groll kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. Hílton Albuquerque hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Pégasus F. C.'s Samuca Tepedino was substituted for Lu Xing Song. A collision led to Pégasus F. C. getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Hílton Albuquerque hit a great ball. Umberto Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bebeto Medeiros in the 67th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute Qiao Ang Le 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. Umberto Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Umberto Cunha in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xande Sharkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The audience was convinced that Qiao Ang Le's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 93rd minute Samuca Tepedino 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. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pégasus F. C..