Challenge

Estadio Desperado
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Omar Toledo started the match with the kick off. Jacek Henryk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacek Henryk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Omar Toledo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th minute Dariusz Brysz 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Omar Toledo in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacek Henryk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 19th minute, Damazy Adamski fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gabriel Ascaso, passed just outside the right post. Jacek Henryk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adria Bielsa went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Los Desperados Szczecin's Damazy Adamski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jonathan Criado in the 25 minute of the game. After having played for 26 minutes, Omar Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spain's supporters crossed their fingers, but Omar Toledo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 32 minutes, Emanuel Petrulean mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Desperados Szczecin and the Spain players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Los Desperados Szczecin's Emanuel Petrulean got a free kick in the 32nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damazy Adamski got free with Gabriel Ascaso in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 35th minute, Dimitris Kalofolias made a precise shot to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a rather tough play, Los Desperados Szczecin's Wieslaw Bykowski got a free kick in the 39th minute. Jacek Henryk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 42nd minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dariusz Brysz made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Spain's zone, Wieslaw Bykowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Ascaso came out of the goal and Wieslaw Bykowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jacek Henryk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dimitris Kalofolias struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Gabriel Ascaso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Desperados Szczecin. A sloppy throw-in by Jonathan Criado in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Los Desperados Szczecin's Edgar Matela. Los Desperados Szczecin's Dariusz Brysz got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Dimitris Kalofolias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Los Desperados Szczecin's Edgar Matela got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Spain's Enrique Rabellino got a free kick in the 78th minute. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. In the 79th match minute, Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Rabellino to maneuver through the defense. Edgar Matela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the match, Edgar Matela had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgar Matela was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Spain players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.