Challenge

Spain Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Omar Toledo took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 minutes of play, CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's Isak Lundqvist made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabriel Ascaso was left in no man's land by his defense there! 5 minutes into the match, CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's goalkeeper Niculae Romanescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Toledo. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michaël Guillot in the 7th minute of the match. Spain's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Omar Toledo in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco van Basten in the 18th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spain's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Omar Toledo in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute of the match, Omar Toledo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Niculae Romanescu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 25th minute, Isak Lundqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gabriel Ascaso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's Niculae Romanescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Michaël Guillot ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gabriel Ascaso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 35thth minute of the game Marco van Basten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Spain's Gabriel Ascaso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 42 played minutes CWKS KĘDZIERZYN got a freekick which was hit by Kamilo Glik. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Omar Toledo scored to the left of an out of position Niculae Romanescu, making the score, 1-3. The Spain players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isak Lundqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Adria Bielsa came up free with the goalie in the 50th minute, the Spain 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 Adria Bielsa couldn't finish the play. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's Isak Lundqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Gabriel Ascaso managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's Michaël Guillot fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Niculae Romanescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isak Lundqvist in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, David Aranda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Niculae Romanescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's Ireneusz Jeleń was substituted for Marco van Basten. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN made a substitution. Lucas Mancheño replaced Velimir Bostandzhiev. CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's Niculae Romanescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carles Cherro in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adria Bielsa was slow to take the kick. During this time Spain's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 74th minute of play forced CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's goalkeeper Niculae Romanescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niculae Romanescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Niculae Romanescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ireneusz Jeleń sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Spain made a substitution. Pau Herrero replaced David Aranda. When Lucas Mancheño fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's protests and gave Lucas Mancheño a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Spain booed when CWKS KĘDZIERZYN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Mancheño didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carles Cherro in the 83rd minute of play forced CWKS KĘDZIERZYN's goalkeeper Niculae Romanescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateusz Klich charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mateusz Klich the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 89 played minutes CWKS KĘDZIERZYN got a freekick which was hit by Mateusz Klich. Carles Cherro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute, Carles Cherro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niculae Romanescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Spain were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.