Challenge

Arena Jaru-Auru
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luís Fernando Vides got the match started through his kick off. Koppány Selymes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th 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 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 12 minutes Jaru-Uaru'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. After taking down the ball on Mexico's corner Alberto Tafalla fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Frederico Zonta quite easily take care of the ball. 15 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Jaru-Uaru's Luís Fernando Vides fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Jaru-Uaru's Koppány Selymes. But to his dismay, Koppány Selymes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 22nd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederico Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 24th minute. With an all-out effort, Jaru-Uaru's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luís Fernando Vides, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 28th minute of the match Jaru-Uaru got a corner. Mexico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mo Ning De ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Jaru-Uaru's corner Mo Ning De fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dante Lacasa quite easily take care of the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Jaru-Uaru's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Frederico Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Narciso Mendes made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Narciso Mendes took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Frederico Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 40th minute of play. Frederico Zonta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 42nd minute of the match. After 43 minutes, Luís Fernando Vides mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jaru-Uaru and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Jaru-Uaru getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Luís Fernando Vides hit a great ball. Frederico Zonta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The supporters of Mexico booed when Jaru-Uaru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicasio Abreu didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frederico Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute Luís Fernando Vides 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. Frederico Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 61st minute of play. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Jaru-Uaru's goalkeeper Frederico Zonta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Leonardo Leoz hit a great ball. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicasio Abreu, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Lautaro Mancebo came free with the goalkeeper in the 93rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Frederico Zonta could save by the left post. Joel Gaona might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Frederico Zonta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joel Gaona ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Jaru-Uaru fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mexico had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.