Challenge

Puszcza Bukowa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) KS Bukowe's Gianluca Lapadula 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. Jerzy Dudek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 13th minute of the match. Joel Gaona took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jerzy Dudek. Jerzy Dudek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 16th minute of the game Macos Graciani made a throw-in which Luca Zorita played forward. KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 27th minute of play. Dante Lacasa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gianluca Lapadula went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Mexico's Dante Lacasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Mexico from getting a goal against them. 40 minutes into the match, KS Bukowe's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Jerzy Dudek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 46 minutes of play, KS Bukowe's Marian Mondrowski made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dante Lacasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joel Gaona made a kick off. In the 58th minute, Gianluca Lapadula made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. In the 61st minute of the match, Joel Gaona tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jerzy Dudek saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to KS Bukowe getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Sebastian Bakes hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the match, KS Bukowe's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Jerzy Dudek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Luca Rouco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jerzy Dudek quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 69th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Dudek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wieslaw Czajka hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute, Lautaro Mancebo 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. After 79 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stanislao Kuparinen who took care of the corner kick. The corner led KS Bukowe's Stanislao Kuparinen to fire away a dangerous shot which Dante Lacasa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Lautaro Mancebo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jerzy Dudek firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 86 minutes KS Bukowe's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. Joel Gaona made a great header on Mexico's corner, it was just that KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek managed to reach the ball for a save. With an all-out effort, Mexico's Jerzy Dudek threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Gaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 90 minutes into the match, KS Bukowe's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Jerzy Dudek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Jarosiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Bakes's late challenge caught a Mexico's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Bakes helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, KS Bukowe's Sebastian Bakes got a free kick in the 96th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Mexico's Joel Gaona tried to score from far away in the 97th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The KS Bukowe players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.