Challenge

AC Raczyny
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustaw Kaznocha took the kick off in the first half of the match. Damian Miecznikowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, AC Raczyny's Abayhan Hanedan got a free kick in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliusz Kissel came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliusz Kissel in the 22nd minute of play. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliusz Kissel in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Gustaw Kaznocha 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. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Aureliusz Kissel sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gustaw Kaznocha showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 31 minute of play. Damian Miecznikowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 33rd minute of play. After 46 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damian Miecznikowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Gaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, AC Raczyny was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Koehler to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lautaro Mancebo got free with Damian Miecznikowski in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luca Zorita was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The supporters of Mexico booed when AC Raczyny was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abayhan Hanedan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Damian Miecznikowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 60th minute. Damian Miecznikowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 61st minute of the match. Mexico were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after AC Raczyny's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Gaona took the corner. AC Raczyny's Damian Miecznikowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 65th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaw Kaznocha came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radomil Gdaniec fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. After some careless play in the Mexico defense, Aureliusz Kissel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Lacasa. The Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Lacasa should have stopped the shot. A well-hit corner resulted in Luca Zorita heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomil Gdaniec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mexico's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.