Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) TheLastDance's Edson-Arantes Maradona 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. In the 4th match minute, U21 Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Pająk to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute of the game Korneliusz Ochabski made a throw-in which Bartosz Furgat played forward. Miguel Ángel Angulo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tanek Wojtyna having to interfere. TheLastDance's Zachariasz Kociniewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save TheLastDance from getting a goal against them. Black Angel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Tanek Wojtyna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zachariasz Kociniewski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Pająk in the 22nd minute. If Witold Bycofski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Zachariasz Kociniewski made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Witold Bycofski sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute, Witold Bycofski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Poland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Zachariasz Kociniewski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Pająk in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Jan Pająk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Poland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TheLastDance the free kick. In the 31st minute, Jan Pająk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute Bartosz Furgat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Wojtyna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. TheLastDance's Zachariasz Kociniewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witold Bycofski in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, TheLastDance's goal looked a bit too open when Witold Bycofski came free, but Zachariasz Kociniewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the U21 Poland defense, Edson-Arantes Maradona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tanek Wojtyna. The U21 Poland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tanek Wojtyna should have stopped the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jan Pająk to strike the kick off in the second half. Tanek Wojtyna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Korneliusz Ochabski in the 51st minute of play. After 52 minutes U21 Poland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Addo Schiersand who took care of the corner kick. The corner led TheLastDance's Addo Schiersand to fire away a dangerous shot which Tanek Wojtyna despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, U21 Poland's Tanek Wojtyna got control of the ball when Miguel Ángel Angulo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's Witold Bycofski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zachariasz Kociniewski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Witold Bycofski scored 2-1 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zachariasz Kociniewski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. TheLastDance's Carlinhos Vale was substituted for Jedrzej Prusek. 66 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Edson-Arantes Maradona came free, but Tanek Wojtyna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zachariasz Kociniewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witold Bycofski, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. With a little luck, U21 Poland's Tanek Wojtyna got control of the ball when Miguel Ángel Angulo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Miguel Ángel Angulos short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Tanek Wojtyna to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 71 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goalkeeper Tanek Wojtyna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edson-Arantes Maradona. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind TheLastDance's goalkeeper Zachariasz Kociniewski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. U21 Poland's Kamilo Glik got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. TheLastDance's Roberto-Carlos Junior was substituted for Black Angel. If Eric Esposito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 Poland's Damian Furlit was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zachariasz Kociniewski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 87 minutes into the match, Eric Esposito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zachariasz Kociniewski. TheLastDance's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eric Esposito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Eric Esposito recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the TheLastDance players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for U21 Poland.