Challenge

Suzuki Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Omar Toledo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Macedo in the 6th minute of play. When Korona Kielce's Chesney Summers in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spain's goalie prevented a goal. Alex Macedo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Gabriel Ascaso 8 minutes into the match. Marcin Kaczmarek kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chesney Summers in the 14th minute of play. Raimo Ülend took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If David Aranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabi Martinelli in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gabriel Ascaso, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Spain's Gabriel Ascaso got control of the ball when Gabi Martinelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alex Macedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Gabriel Ascaso made a huge save. In the 26th minute of the match, Alex Macedo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gabriel Ascaso saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With an all-out effort, Korona Kielce's Gabriel Ascaso threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alex Macedo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Macedo in the 26th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match Korona Kielce got a corner. Spain's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ray Atkins ran over to the corner to take the kick. Omar Toledo might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raimo Ülend. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Omar Toledo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th minute, Gabi Martinelli 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. Korona Kielce's Chesney Summers got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adria Bielsa hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Korona Kielce defense, Adria Bielsa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raimo Ülend. The Korona Kielce fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raimo Ülend should have stopped the shot. In the 48th minute, Chesney Summers fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gabriel Ascaso, passed just outside the right post. 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.

52 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Gabi Martinelli came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Korona Kielce's Alex Macedo in 53 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Gabriel Ascaso guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Chesney Summers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. In the 57th minute, David Aranda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raimo Ülend was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 62 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Chesney Summers came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 played minutes Spain got a freekick which was hit by Israel Jurado. Korona Kielce's Nicolae Dobrin was substituted for Gabi Martinelli. In the 64th minute, Israel Jurado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. In the 76th minute Chesney Summers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Spain made a substitution. Sergio Ruiz replaced Adria Bielsa. Gabriel Ascaso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Seb Hedges's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. The corner ended in Chesney Summers almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Spain's Gabriel Ascaso did a great save. Korona Kielce's Ray Atkins got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 86 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Chesney Summers came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Korona Kielce's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Ruiz came free, but Raimo Ülend reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spain played a much better game than Korona Kielce and deserved their victory. The Korona Kielce players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.