Challenge

Legia Warszawa
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Waldemar Naujasodis started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Naujasodis in the 3rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Cesar Nafarroa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa did a great save. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Marcovecchio in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of Mexico booed when Legia Warszawa SA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herbert Piatek didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lautaro Mancebo in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alve Søderholm saved Legia Warszawa SA from getting behind. In the 17thth minute of the game Lautaro Mancebo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Legia Warszawa SA's Alve Søderholm was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla got a free kick in the 18th minute. Luca Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Alve Søderholm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. A collision led to Legia Warszawa SA getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Alberto Marcovecchio hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Gaona in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alve Søderholm saved Legia Warszawa SA from getting behind. Cesar Nafarroa kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by Legia Warszawa SA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Gaona was slow to take the kick. During this time Mexico's players had a chance to rest. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Gaona to make the kick off. A collision led to Mexico getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Joel Gaona hit a great ball. In the 53rd minute Alberto Marcovecchio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alve Søderholm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of Legia Warszawa SA booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Tafalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alve Søderholm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joel Gaona in the 67th minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Alve Søderholm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Alve Søderholm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 76th minute. With a little luck, Legia Warszawa SA's Alve Søderholm got control of the ball when Lautaro Mancebo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Legia Warszawa SA's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Alve Søderholm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alve Søderholm didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 90th minute, which inside left pole to 0-1. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Naujasodis, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Legia Warszawa SA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mexico's performance. The match ended with a win for Mexico.