Challenge

Estádio Poetass
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Poetass FC's José Maria Goiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 4th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeng Xu Yuan got free with Dante Lacasa in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 9th minute of play forced Poetass FC's goalkeeper José Maria Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Cadaval in the 10th minute of play forced Poetass FC's goalkeeper José Maria Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeng Xu Yuan got free with Dante Lacasa in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Goiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 19th minute of play forced Poetass FC's goalkeeper José Maria Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Zeng Xu Yuan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 26 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Maria Goiano was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 29th minute Luca Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Goiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Poetass FC's goalkeeper José Maria Goiano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kalle Billberg got free with Dante Lacasa in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jon-Egil Schjelderup sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Mexico's zone, Zeng Xu Yuan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Lacasa came out of the goal and Zeng Xu Yuan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kalle Billberg in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Goiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Maria Goiano 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 fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Vicente Heidemann was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 56 minutes into the match. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Poetass FC! The goalkeeper, José Maria Goiano, was totally fooled by Mexico's Joel Gaona, who 58 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. José Maria Goiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 61st minute of play. With a little luck, Poetass FC's José Maria Goiano got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. José Maria Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Zeng Xu Yuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Lacasa was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but José Maria Goiano made a huge save. In the 78th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Goiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Maria Goiano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 84th minute. José Maria Goiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 86th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Kalle Billberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Facundo Cadaval kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. José Maria Goiano made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. The Poetass FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mexico's performance. The match ended with a win for Mexico.