Challenge

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joel Gaona made the kick off and thus started the match. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 7th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armindo Salgado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 14th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Salgado having to interfere. After having played for 19 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armindo Salgado 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 made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Joaquim de Barros sent off a good shot on target. Lautaro Mancebo might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armindo Salgado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro Mancebo ran back to his position shaking his head. Shao Kun Yuan kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 30th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's Mattias Jonasson got a free kick in the 41st minute. Joaquim de Barros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 46th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 47 played minutes VB-Team got a freekick which was hit by Luís Caeiro. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joaquim de Barros made a kick off. 51 minutes in the game, Joel Gaona fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Armindo Salgado having to interfere. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Caeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armindo Salgado made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. VB-Team's Qiu Sheng Bang was substituted for Sandro Leitão. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Armindo Salgado threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alberto Tafalla, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Armindo Salgado was a little too slow when Alberto Tafalla got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 0-2. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Mattias Jonasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armindo Salgado 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 84th minute. Lautaro Mancebo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Salgado having to interfere. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervásio Severiano in the 92nd minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.