Challenge

Jerry Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 4th minute of play forced Brow Team's goalkeeper Igor Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 7 minutes into the game, Andrzej Cichocki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brow Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mexico the free kick. Mexico's Xavier Seco was substituted for Luca Zorita. Andrzej Cichocki kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Igor Siekierski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Mancebo in the 13th minute of the match. After 13 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Igor Siekierski was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Brow Team booed when Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Franciszek Modliszewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Andrzej Cichocki hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the match, Brow Team's Czeslaw Tipinski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Lacasa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Brow Team's Igor Siekierski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 31st minute of play. Igor Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Siekierski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Igor Siekierski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Alberto Tafalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Igor Siekierski. Brow Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tafalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 43 played minutes Brow Team got a freekick which was hit by Korneliusz Ciempa. Igor Siekierski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 44th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Czeslaw Tipinski made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Franciszek Modliszewski came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, Franciszek Modliszewski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franciszek Modliszewski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Igor Siekierski 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 57th minute. With a little luck, Brow Team's Igor Siekierski got control of the ball when Alberto Tafalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Igor Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Mexico booed when Brow Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mariusz Mroczynski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 65 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Facundo Cadaval. Norbert Kostrzewa, 66 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Alberto Tafalla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Igor Siekierski made a huge save. Feliks Klejnowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Dante Lacasa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Brow Team's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Igor Siekierski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Mancebo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Igor Siekierski made a huge save. When Czeslaw Tipinski came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Brow Team 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 Czeslaw Tipinski couldn't finish the play. After having played for 90 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Czeslaw Tipinski came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.