Challenge

Castelandia
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 3rd minute of play forced A.F. Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Gernando Guerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th 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: 0-1. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Gernando Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 16th minute of play. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Juninho Paiva got a free kick in the 28th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Macos Graciani threw the ball into play from the sideline. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Ronaldão Mineiro quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Adalberto Valadares kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Joel Gaona, 33 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Macos Graciani made in the 35th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alberto Tafalla however managed to control. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Lorenzo Osasun sent off a good shot on target. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lorenzo Osasun was the one to do the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Macos Graciani in the 54th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Ronaldão Mineiro. In the 55th minute, Luís Gustavo Cunha made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After 57 played minutes A.F. Pindamonhangaba got a freekick which was hit by 傅瑜亮. Gernando Guerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 59th minute. 66 minutes into the match, A.F. Pindamonhangaba's goalkeeper Gernando Guerra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Lorenzo Osasun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Macos Graciani made in the 71st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Macos Graciani immediately put the ball in play. In the 73rd match minute, A.F. Pindamonhangaba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juninho Paiva to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th 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: 2-2. 89 minutes into the game, Macos Graciani threw the ball into play from the sideline. A.F. Pindamonhangaba's Carlinhos Barreto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Mancebo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gernando Guerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A.F. Pindamonhangaba succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Mexico had controlled the match.