Challenge

Arena Araribóia
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rafael Sobis got the match started through his kick off. Nilson do Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 6th minute of the match. A collision led to Bandelocos getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Tiago Moraes hit a great ball. In the 7th minute, Luca Zorita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nilson do Vale didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Tafalla went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 16th minute, Rafael Sobis fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 18th minute of play forced Bandelocos's goalkeeper Nilson do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson do Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Luca Zorita 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: 0-2. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Guilherme Varela in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilson do Vale made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. With an all-out effort, Bandelocos's Dante Lacasa threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rafael Sobis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The corner ended in Natã dos Santos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Gaona in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nilson do Vale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rafael Sobis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Dowdall, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After 44 played minutes Bandelocos got a freekick which was hit by Luís Gustavo Urbano. In the 44th minute, Joel Gaona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Daniel Brasil kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Nilson do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Guilherme Varela in the 56th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Facundo Cadaval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Nilson do Vale made a huge save. Bandelocos's Nilson do Vale proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Bandelocos from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Guilherme Varela in the 66th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson do Vale didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Facundo Cadaval went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 71st minute of play forced Bandelocos's goalkeeper Nilson do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, Bandelocos's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Nilson do Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Zorita scored 1-5 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nilson do Vale, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nilson do Vale was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Nilson do Vale in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 92 minutes into the match, Bandelocos's goalkeeper Nilson do Vale had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Facundo Cadaval. Luiz Guilherme Varela might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dante Lacasa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Guilherme Varela ran back to his position shaking his head.