Challenge

James Hunt
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joel Gaona took the kick off in the first half of the match. Neno Ruychev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Bisca F.C's Neno Ruychev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 13 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrézinho Viana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Andrézinho Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrézinho Viana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Alberto Tafalla came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Tafalla couldn't finish the play. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 31 minutes into the match, Bisca F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Andrézinho Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. Luca Zorita made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that Bisca F.C's Andrézinho Viana managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Luca Zorita sped through Bisca F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andrézinho Viana. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Alberto Tafalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Tafalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrézinho Viana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Gaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Andrézinho Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andrézinho Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 41st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Bisca F.C's Zé da Fonseca got a free kick in the 44th minute. Bisca F.C's Andrézinho Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Bisca F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Gârdan to maneuver through the defense. The Bisca F.C players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mexico were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Doriva Pombal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd 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. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doriva Pombal in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Pombal in the 60th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Doriva Pombal came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Joel Gaona came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joel Gaona couldn't finish the play. Andrézinho Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Bisca F.C defense, Luca Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrézinho Viana. The Bisca F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrézinho Viana should have stopped the shot. If Doriva Pombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Jefferson Damião came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 82 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Mancebo. Bisca F.C's Jan Söderberg was substituted for Doriva Pombal. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Andrézinho Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrézinho Viana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jefferson Damião in the 96th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Mexico supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mexico would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.