Challenge

Estadio Pinhote
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Guo Ming took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Guo Ming 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. Pinhote FC's Joacim First played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Alberto Tafalla at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Pinhote FC. 0-1. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luca Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Joacim First tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th match minute, Pinhote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Andrade to maneuver through the defense. Joacim First made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 18th minute of play. Holger Siöberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 25 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joacim First made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 33rd minute of play forced Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Joacim First to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Pinhote FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well done corner resulted in Macos Graciani drilling the ball in to score 0-3 behind Pinhote FC's goalkeeper. With an all-out effort, Pinhote FC's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Guo Ming, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 40 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Joacim First reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Sílvio Luís Ceresso sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. Luca Rouco charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Rouco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pinhote FC's Hipólito Vilalobos was substituted for Holger Siöberg. Luca Rouco hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 61 played minutes Pinhote FC got a freekick which was hit by David Blaine. After 62 played minutes Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Joacim First stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Pinhote FC of the goal. 62 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joacim First, 0-4. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guo Ming, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 68 minutes of play Mexico's Luca Rouco was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Rouco got a free kick in the 68th minute. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kang Ning Yu in the 70th minute of play. In the 74th minute Sílvio Luís Ceresso 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. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Mancebo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Joacim First tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joacim First made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Facundo Cadaval during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Pinhote FC's Hipólito Vilalobos. But to his dismay, Hipólito Vilalobos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.