Challenge

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 5th minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Daniel Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Lobo Guará's goalie and right to Luca Rouco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Lobo Guará's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Daniel Anaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 17th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Gaona in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniel Anaya prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute Alberto Tafalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Anaya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 23rd minute of play. Nando Barbosa hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ezequiel Pereira. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Ezequiel Pereira 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. Lobo Guará's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kerimhan Özonder in the 40th minute. Kerimhan Özonder made a great header on Lobo Guará's corner, it was just that Mexico's Dante Lacasa managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 43rd minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Anaya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Anaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 51st minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Daniel Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Lobo Guará getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Ezequiel Pereira hit a great ball. In the 54th minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. Alberto Tafalla hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Aykut Adar replaced Kerimhan Özonder. Lobo Guará's Willian Caca-Rato was substituted for Berker Başhekim. In the 57th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. If Lautaro Mancebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Ciro de Moraes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Daniel Anaya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 66th minute of play forced Lobo Guará's goalkeeper Daniel Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Zorita to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciro de Moraes went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Alberto Tafalla scored 2-2 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Daniel Anaya, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Lautaro Mancebo notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya. Daniel Anaya was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro de Moraes in the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Ciro de Moraes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciro de Moraes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Lobo Guará's Ciro de Moraes. But to his dismay, Ciro de Moraes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 5-3 when Ciro de Moraes sped through Mexico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lobo Guará 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.