Challenge

Spain Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, 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. Omar Toledo came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sebastião Xoxe could save by the left post. With a little luck, Pogoń Szczecin's Sebastião Xoxe got control of the ball when Omar Toledo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Omar Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Norbert Major sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 11 minutes into the match, Pogoń Szczecin's goalkeeper Sebastião Xoxe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Toledo. If Norbert Major had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norbert Major, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 18 minutes in the game Vicente Merino did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Omar Toledo. After some careless play in the Spain defense, Norbert Major kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. The Spain fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Ascaso should have stopped the shot. Stefanos Stefanopoulos scored 0-2 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabriel Ascaso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norbert Major, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omar Toledo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sebastião Xoxe firmly grabbed it by the left post. Pogoń Szczecin's Sebastião Xoxe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 32nd minute of play. Norbert Major sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sebastião Xoxe 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 42nd minute. Pogoń Szczecin's Norbert Major got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Norbert Major to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Adria Bielsa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spain fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After some careless play in the Pogoń Szczecin defense, Adria Bielsa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebastião Xoxe. The Pogoń Szczecin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebastião Xoxe should have stopped the shot. 67 minutes into the match, Pogoń Szczecin's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Sebastião Xoxe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastião Xoxe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 70th minute of play. In the 70th minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Xoxe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 72 played minutes Pogoń Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Stefanos Stefanopoulos. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. In the 73rd minute, Stefanos Stefanopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. In the 82nd minute of the match Spain got a corner. Pogoń Szczecin's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jon Cubero ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Spain's corner Jon Cubero fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sebastião Xoxe quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carles Cherro in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sebastião Xoxe saved Pogoń Szczecin from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Pogoń Szczecin's zone, Enrique Rabellino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastião Xoxe came out of the goal and Enrique Rabellino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the match, Pogoń Szczecin's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Ruiz came free, but Sebastião Xoxe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jonathan Criado fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spain's protests and gave Jonathan Criado a yellow card for diving instead. After 90 played minutes Spain got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Criado. Sebastião Xoxe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Ruiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Sergio Ruiz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastião Xoxe. Pogoń Szczecin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sergio Ruiz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Spain fully deserved thier win.