Challenge

Arena Barcelos
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Roberto Oliveira 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 2nd minute. Roberto Oliveira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lautaro Mancebo's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Roberto Oliveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Bayer kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Simão Brasil 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. Roberto Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 16th minute of play. Joel Gaona scored 0-2 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roberto Oliveira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roberto Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 27 minutes into the match, JEC - FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Roberto Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 31st minute of play forced JEC - FC's goalkeeper Roberto Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of play forced JEC - FC's goalkeeper Roberto Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mexico booed when JEC - FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Germano de Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Alberto Tafalla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Oliveira was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After 39 minutes of play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Oliveira was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute, Joel Gaona 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: 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Simão Brasil to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Geovani Garcia came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Leonardo Leoz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Simão Brasil, made in the 57th minute of the game. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute Douglas Meira 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 69th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, JEC - FC's goalkeeper Roberto Oliveira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Roberto Oliveira was a little too slow when Lautaro Mancebo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 0-6. The corner led Mexico's Joel Gaona to fire away a dangerous shot which Roberto Oliveira despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 83 minutes, Germano de Amorim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JEC - FC and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, JEC - FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Germano de Amorim to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, JEC - FC's Roberto Oliveira got control of the ball when Felix Luque tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Felix Luque's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Oliveira was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Gaona in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Oliveira saved JEC - FC from getting behind. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto Oliveira 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 95th minute. Juvenal Britto hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Roberto Oliveira made a huge save. Roberto Oliveira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Tafalla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 97 minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than JEC - FC.