Challenge

Toca da Raposa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Black fox's Galsino Briñas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Black fox getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Marcelinho Cavalcante hit a great ball. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafim Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 19 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Serafim Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 28th minute of the match. Joel Gaona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Serafim Neiva 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 audience was convinced that Joel Gaona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serafim Neiva was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Joel Gaona made a precise shot to the right of Serafim Neiva. Black fox's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Mancebo in the 51stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Serafim Neiva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Sundström in the 62nd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramón Trevisan in the 64th minute of the match. After 67 played minutes Black fox got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Mruk. Black fox's Serafim Neiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Black fox from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Serafim Neiva in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Black fox's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Luca Zorita heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Galsino Briñas's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Galsino Briñas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th minute, Galsino Briñas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafim Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 82 minutes, Mavrudi Tochkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Black fox and the Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. Serafim Neiva made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. 91 minutes into the game, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serafim Neiva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. After 94 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Cazalla. When the final whistle sounded Mexico left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Black fox.