Challenge

COMARCH ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oden Vandamme took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 6th minute of play forced Bears are Back's goalkeeper Jan Faust to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Gaona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 19th minute of play forced Bears are Back's goalkeeper Jan Faust to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Faust saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oden Vandamme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oden Vandamme got free with Dante Lacasa in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Piotr Perkowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Faust having to interfere. After 43 minutes Mexico's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bartosz Niemojewski who took care of the corner kick. Bears are Back's Jan Faust played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 46th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When Oden Vandamme came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Bears are Back fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Oden Vandamme couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's goalkeeper Jan Faust had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 63rd minute of the match Joel Gaona shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jan Faust showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Mexico fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Mexico booed when Bears are Back was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedykt Andrzejewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's goalkeeper Jan Faust had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Facundo Cadaval. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Faust having to interfere. The supporters of Bears are Back booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Leoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Mexico booed when Bears are Back was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryszard Cisek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Tafalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jan Faust tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 93 minutes, Leonardo Leoz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the Bears are Back players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Leoz to maneuver through the defense. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oden Vandamme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Oden Vandamme made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Bears are Back were victorious despite being under pressure from Mexico for much of the match.