Challenge

REC Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zeca Fernandez kicked off to start the match. If Christiano Aguiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Baldomiro Hitzeder sent off a good shot on target. 9 minutes into the match, Mexico's Joel Gaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raffael Quiroga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 10 minutes Rolândia Esporte Clube's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raffael Quiroga came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Rolândia Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Raffael Quiroga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raffael Quiroga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 27th minute of the match. Rasmus Björn kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joel Gaona struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Raffael Quiroga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mexico. In the 35th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raffael Quiroga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Zeca Fernandez tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeca Fernandez got free with Dante Lacasa in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alberto Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raffael Quiroga having to interfere. Dante Lacasa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zeca Fernandez in the 45th minute. In the 47th minute of the match, Totte Spursø tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dante Lacasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Through an outstanding action, after 47 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. Alberto Tafalla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raffael Quiroga having to make a save. Rolândia Esporte Clube's Raffael Quiroga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Rolândia Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. Lautaro Mancebo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Raffael Quiroga skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 66th minute, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Raffael Quiroga. Raffael Quiroga yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Raffael Quiroga in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 73 minutes into the match, Rolândia Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Raffael Quiroga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luca Zorita. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Totte Spursø in the 74th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rolândia Esporte Clube's André Sörman got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Luca Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Rolândia Esporte Clube's Raffael Quiroga. Raffael Quiroga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Mexico's Joel Gaona ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Raffael Quiroga. Raffael Quiroga yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Mexico's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.