Challenge

Estádio PANATO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) LUIZ PANATO's Zhao Yue Cheng started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind LUIZ PANATO's goalkeeper Iuri das Neves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Aki Guardo came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhao Yue Cheng got free with Dante Lacasa in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Yue Cheng in the 14th minute of the match. In the 17th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. Zhao Yue Cheng scored 1-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Lacasa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 21st minute of play forced LUIZ PANATO's goalkeeper Iuri das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Joel Gaona notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of LUIZ PANATO's Iuri das Neves. Iuri das Neves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aki Guardo in the 30th minute of the match. LUIZ PANATO's Iuri das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 32nd minute of play. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after LUIZ PANATO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. A very nice done corner allowed Facundo Cadaval to score against Iuri das Neves in LUIZ PANATO's goal. 1-2 after 33 minutes. In the 36th minute, Aki Guardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. 38 minutes into the match, LUIZ PANATO's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Iuri das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. LUIZ PANATO's Iuri das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 52nd minute of play. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by LUIZ PANATO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Luca Rouco heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 61st minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iuri das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, LUIZ PANATO's goalkeeper Iuri das Neves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tafalla. The audience thought a goal was coming when Facundo Cadaval got free with Iuri das Neves in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. LUIZ PANATO'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. Iuri das Neves made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Alberto Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Iuri das Neves made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Joel Gaona sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aki Guardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Tostão Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Joel Gaona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Gaona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iuri das Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 81 minutes into the match, LUIZ PANATO's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Iuri das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, LUIZ PANATO's Zhao Yue Cheng got a free kick in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, LUIZ PANATO's goalkeeper Iuri das Neves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Gaona. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Tafalla got free with Iuri das Neves in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Aki Guardo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. After 93 minutes, Tarcisio Diniz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LUIZ PANATO and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, LUIZ PANATO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tarcisio Diniz to maneuver through the defense. After 94 played minutes LUIZ PANATO got a freekick which was hit by Gualter Camargo.